Integrated feeding system could boost cattle profits
Dr. Don Farris and Ed Williams of Texas A&M report an integrated system from weaning to slaughter can cut marketing costs and stress, saving $9 to $11 per head in 1966 70 with calves at light weights delivering the greatest gains. Details come early next year.
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College Station
Donald Farris
Ed Williams
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Texas A&m University System
Farris
Williams
Blackwell and Waddell Attend Abilene Conference
Ray Blackwell and James Waddell of the Upper Pecos Soil Conservation District will attend a long-range land use planning conference in Abilene on August 7. The event, co sponsored by the Texas Council of the Soil Conservation Society of America and the West Texas Chamber of Commerce, runs 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Abilene Christian College.
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Ray Blackwell
James Waddell
Upper Pecos
Omar Burleson
Bob Armstrong
Emil Rassman
Soil Conservation Society of America
Doyle Hutcheson
The
Texas Association and Soil Water
Paul Larson
Abilene
Texas Council of the Soil Conservation Society of America
Bob Scott
Fort Worth
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Rain damages grain sorghum yields and test weight
College Station reports frequent rains on grain sorghum during head maturation reduce yield and test weight. Experts Dr. Lewis E. Clark and Spears explain rain causes grain weathering, mold, and partial starch digestion, leading to lighter grain, shattering, sprouting, and lower market grade.
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College Station
Lewis E. Clark
Texas Agricultural Experiment Service Agronomist
Clark and
Spears
Clark and Spears
Combine
Dairy and citrus trends in Texas and nation
Texas and national dairy output trends show year long declines with June milk and egg production down from both prior month and year. Citrus nurseries in the Lower Rio Grande Valley moved 230000 trees July 1972 to June 1973, mostly grapefruit, while Texas cattle on feed rose 10 percent from a year ago and planners expect higher marketings this quarter.
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Texas
Lower
Rio Grande Valley
Screwworm cases rise in Texas warn of long battle
USDA warns screwworm outbreaks may peak in September and October with Texas reporting 224 cases by July 20, El Paso County highest in state history. Officials deploy free spraying, air-dropped sterile flies, and require a confirmed sample to qualify for treatment while urging ranchers to inspect and treat stock.
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Texas
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
M. E. Meadows
el Paso
Texas Animal Health Commission
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Big Bend
S. E
New Mexico
Dr. Meadows
Resistance widespread to malathion and lindane in stored grain pests
Dr. Perry Adkisson of Texas A&M warns that surveys show broad resistance to insecticides malathion and lindane among pests attacking stored grains. He notes signs of fumigant resistance and calls for new products, citing FAO experts and Texas export concerns.
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College Station
Perry Adkisson
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Texas A&m University
Adkisson
Food and Agriculture Organization
FAO
United Nations
Rome
Italy
Texas
Gulf Coast
U.S
Farm Animals Produce Billions of Tons of Waste in U S
Farm animals in the United States generate about two billion tons of waste annually. The figure highlights environmental and policy concerns as agricultural operations intensify nationwide.
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United States
Canada sees 700 million bushels of wheat this year
The Agriculture Department forecast Canada could produce about 700 million bushels of wheat in 1973, up from 535 million in 1972, with 25 million acres planted. Foreign Agricultural Service notes favorable weather could push yield to 28 bushels per acre, while Australia may reach 425 million bushels.
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Canada
Washington
United States
Agriculture Department
Foreign Agricultural Service
FAS
Australia
Foreign Agriculture
Department
Russia
Outlook and Situation Board
USDA
Soviet Union
U.S
Baling Wire Shortage Could Trigger Feed Crisis in Texas
Texas Farm Bureau President Red Woodson warns baling wire shortage along with fencing wire and cotton bale ties may threaten livestock feeding this winter. He cites reduced imports, restricted mill capacity, and global steel scarcity as causes and urges steel mills to prioritize production for food and fiber needs.
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WACO
Spl
Texas Farm Bureau
J. T
Red) Woodson
Woodson
Farm Bureau
U.S
Far Western Cotton Market Sees 1973 Crop Focus
Agricultural Marketing Service notes Far Western markets center on the 1973 and later crops with strong foreign demand from Far Eastern spinners. Forward sales volume rose but contracting remained light as growers committed much of their crops. Regional price quotes run from Fresno to El Paso with Middling 31 staple around 34 to 37 cents per pound and prices up week over week.
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Agricultural Marketing Service
USDA
San Joaquin Valley
Arizona
el Paso
Texas-Carlsbad
New Mexico
Acala
Fresno
Mike
Phoenix
Dry weather slows crops in Texas plains
Dry weather slows crop growth in Northwest and West Texas. Dr. John Hutchison of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service notes summer heat shortens ranges on the plains. Cotton looks good though insect activity rises in southern and central areas. Early sorghum yields are below expectations in South Texas. later plantings may improve. Peanuts harvesting begins in southern counties. vegetable harvest is slow, mainly in the High Plains and North Texas. cantaloupes in Pecos area and rising watermelon supplies in East Texas.
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College Station
Tex
Northwest
Texas
John Hutchison
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Hutchison
High Plains
North Texas
Pecos
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Armeast
Texas Department of Agriculture
John C. White
Pecos Enterprise
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Cottingham Bearing Corp
Crosby
Mgr
Bill Dogge
Ronnie Doggett
Treanor
Baker Pump Corp
Baker & Pecos
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