Hay and protein feeds in short supply statewide
Weather pushes heavy cattle feeding across Texas while hay and protein feeds grow scarce. Cotton and vegetable harvesting continues with delays from wet fields and a harsh winter, and grazing remains below average. District reports note heavy livestock feeding and lingering feed shortages in many regions.
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Hutchison
Panhandle
North Central
Tarrant County
Far West
Martin
Midland
West Central
Central
South Central
Rio Grande Valley
Farm prices push food costs higher
Government figures show a typical family spent 64 more dollars on food last year with farm prices driving 59 of that rise. The December market basket cost 1338 yearly, up 5 from a year earlier, while farm value rose 12 percent and middleman shares held steady. Beef and other items increased as meat, milk, lettuce and eggs showed higher prices. A cedar England lighthouse story contrasts with agricultural note.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
USDA
Economic Research Service
DES ban on animal feed use announced by FDA
The FDA bans DES use in animal feed effective Jan 1 1973 and requires disposal of existing stocks. Premix makers will recall products for supervised disposal. Burial or shallow soil incorporation recommended. The action cites the Delaney clause and no detectable residue as a condition. Livestock feeding remains heavy as weather and crop conditions shift across regions.
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Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Paul Tapp
Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
Federal Register
Farm Bureau warns Constitution revisions may hit agriculture
J.T. Red Woodson of Fannin County told officials at the Texas Farm Bureau legislative banquet that any revision harming agriculture could affect 40 percent of Texans. He urged preserving the balance among executive, judicial, and legislative branches and outlined a wide legislative program on education funding land use planning chemical and water issues farm labor research animal health and roads. Lieutenant Governor William Hobby and House Speaker Price Daniel attended.
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Austin
Texas Farm Bureau
J.T
Red) Woodson
Fannin County
TFB
William Hobby
Price Daniel
Farm Bureau leaders urge state education funding, oppose taxes
At a Jan 30 31 meeting at the Villa Capri Motor Hotel county Farm Bureau presidents and committee chairs pressed for full state financing of the Minimum Foundation School Program with local control. They warned ad valorem tax hikes would burden farmers and ranchers, urged broad based taxes, and criticized land use planning that risks private property rights. They also defended agricultural chemicals against bans and supported farm labor improvements and farm to market road development.
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John White
Villa Capri Motor Hotel
Woodson
Farm Bureau
State Farm
Hearings opened to revive rural farm aid program
The House Agriculture Committee began hearings on legislation to revive the 225 million Rural Environmental Assistance Program. Rep. Conte and Rep. Poage urged restoring RBAP as mandatory, arguing constitutional questions and a need for targeted support for small farmers.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Manda
Silvio Conte
R-Mass
GOP
House Appropriations Committee
Department of Agriculture
Conte
W.R. Poage
D-Tex
The
Agriculture
Congress
Poage
Paul Findley
R-Iir
William J. Scherle
Browa
Record-Setting Bid Nets Grand Champion Steer at Exposition
Kimbell Corp. pays a new record of 7 500 for the grand champion Angus steer weighing 1 210 pounds at the South western Exposition and Fat Stock Show. Gary Cromwell 13 of Smithfield led the steer. Walter Britten of Bryan and singer LeRoy Van Dyke led bidding. Reserve champion sold for 3 500 to First National Bank. 1 155 pound Simmental from Johnny Corbett of Breckenridge. Industry invests 20 million annually in fire resistant finishes and fibers per National Cotton Council.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Kimbell Corp
Gary Cromwell
Smithfield
Walter Britten
Bryan
LeRoy van Dyke
Angus
First National Bank
Johnny Corbett
Breckenridge
George S. Buck
National Cotton Council
Buck
Fat Stock Show attracts half a million visitors in 10 days
The 77th Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show opens with an afternoon parade and a rodeo at Will Rogers Coliseum. An estimated 500000 guests are expected to attend to see livestock exhibits, rodeo events, and prize money totaling 97525 dollars, with top steer auction potential of 6000 dollars. Cotton Incorporated names Dr. H L Hal Lewis director of agricultural research to boost cotton producer interests in the organization. The event features world champions and 600 rodeo contestants, including Phil Lyne and other past title holders.
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Fort Worth, Tex
Cowtown
Raleigh
H.L
Hal) Lewis
Cotton Incorporated
America
J. Dukes Wooters Jr
Cotton Incorporated Research Center
Wooters
Will Rogers Coliseum
Phil Lyne
George West
Tex
Lyne
Mel Hyland
Surrey
British Columbia
Joe Alexander
Cora
Wyo
John Quintana
Creswell
Ore
Artificial insemination clinic schedule listed across Texas
A series of 15 AI and pregnancy termination clinics for livestock producers is planned in Texas this year. Extension Service experts including John Beverly and others will lead week long sessions in Houston Waco Longview Amarillo Beeville Midland Wichita Falls Brownwood Brenham Nacogdoches Decatur San Antonio San Angelo Mercedes Athens. Advanced registration via John Quinn or Jimmie Travis.
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Texas Soybean Association
Paris
McLemore
R. J. Hodges
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
TSA
College Station
John Beverly
Ing
Extension Service
American Breeders Service
Houston
Waco
Longview
Amarillo
Beeville
Midland
Wichita Falls
Brownwood
Brenham
Nacogdoches
Decatur
San Antonio
San Angelo
Mercedes
Athens
Beverly
Dennis Herd
Jerry Cowley
Delmar Davis
Randall Grooms
Oklahoma Governor seeks federal funds for hay transport
Gov. David Hall asked the Office of Emergency Preparedness for federal funds to ship hay from other states to Oklahoma. He cited cattle losses and rising hay prices and urged a State Disaster Committee meeting to address shortages and obtain supplies at reasonable cost.
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Oklahoma City
David Hall
Office of Economic Preparedness
Oklahoma
Hall
State Disaster Committee
Larger feed operations continued in 1972 trend
The AP reports the shift to fewer but larger cattle feeding operations, with 1972 feedlots in 23 states totaling 154,536 fewer than 1971. Smaller lots under 1,000 head produced 37 percent of fattened cattle, while pens over 1,000 head accounted for nearly two thirds of production. Texas leads in super-sized lots.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Texas
Iowa
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John Hutchison
San Antonio Winter Garden
Rio Grande
South Plains
England
India
Mike Boatright
Soil Conservation Service
Herman Bippies
Lewis
Pecos Enterprise
Agricultural News
Cottingham Bearing Corp
Pecos
Mgr
Bill Dogge
Ronnie Dogget
Baker Pump Corp
Baker & Pecos
E General Machine
Treanor
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