Springlike weather brings mixed effects to Texas farming
In Texas last week springlike warmth boosted small grain growth and grazing in many counties but prolonged wet conditions delayed field work and planting. Cotton and vegetable harvests faced rain, while range grasses and livestock feeding remained active across regions.
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College Station
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Texas
John Hutchison
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Hutchison
Panhandle
el Paso
West Central
Sutton County
Southwestern Animal Health Conference Heads to Waco
The 5th annual Southwestern Animal Health Conference will be March 17 18 at the Waco Convention Center. Co chairmen Dr Charles L Boyd and Dr William L Sippel say rooms can handle record enrollment and a $20 registration gives access to all seminars on equine swine bovine dairy and feedlot health plus a Western dance and barbecue event.
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Waco
Tor
Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory
Texas A&m
Southwestern Animal Health Conference
Scarbrough Building
Austin
Tex
Convention Center
Beef price decline seen as cattle uptrends loom
The Agriculture Department notes a buildup in breeding stock and expects a bulge in beef production and price declines in the mid 1970s. Jan 1 cattle inventory up four million head, led by beef cattle. Cow numbers near 53 million. calf crop may rise 4 percent or more. Prices may slip seasonally spring ahead but stay above year earlier levels. Hog prices to decline then edge up later. Strong demand supports cattle market.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Higher calf prices boost cow demand in Texas
Texas cattlemen see breeding cows and heifers rising as calf prices stay high. Dr. Ed Uvacek notes January 1 breeding cows and heifers at 6.3 million, up 16 percent from a year earlier, signaling growing feedlot demand and larger beef herds. He predicts first quarter marketings up mildly, with finished cattle supplies near last year, keeping prices firm into midyear before slight year-end softness.
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College Station
Texas
Ed Uvacek
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Avacek
Cotton research grants total 320000 for Texas A&M
Senator John Tower announced USDA grants totaling 320 660 to Texas A M University for cotton research. Allocation includes 166 000 for plant resistance to fleas and boll weevils 116 000 for high density disease resistant cotton and 110 000 for evaluation of pest management policies. Feeder cattle placements in Jan March expected to boost feedlot demand and lift spring price gains to new highs.
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Austin
Tex
John Tower
R-Tex
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Texas A&m University
Tower
Cotton prices rise as 1972 crop demand persists worldwide
USDA data show continued decline in 1972 crop cotton trading with strong demand from both domestic and foreign mills. Spot prices mostly higher as contracting occurs in California’s San Joaquin Valley at 38.00 cents per pound. New crop trading centers on Middling 31 at 35 cents, with several regional quotes near 37.5 to 40.0 cents.
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San Joaquin Valley
California
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Fresno
Phoenix
el Paso
EPA plan could require permits for Texas livestock feeders
Texas Extension engineer Dr. John Sweeten explains an EPA proposal may require water pollution permits for large cattle hog and poultry operations plus irrigation farms and fish farms. The system hinges on size thresholds and would be enforced by EPA regional offices with on site inspections and paperwork.
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College Station
Texas
Sweeten
EPA
Texas Water Quality Board
TWQB
United States
Federal Register
Farmers warned to notify ASCS before using set aside land
Agricultural Department warns farmers to notify county ASCS offices before cutting hay or letting livestock graze on acreage set aside under 1973 feed grain and wheat programs. Though grazing or harvesting is allowed this year, payments will be reduced if they do not notify authorities.
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Washington
Agricultural Department
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASCS
Adequate Farm Credit Seen at Slight Increase
Texas farmers are expected to borrow 10 to 12 percent more money this year, with credit prices rising about one half percent. Long-term loan costs should increase less, as replacement cattle and feed drive higher needs while lenders remain adequate to meet demand.
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College Station
Wayne Hayenga
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas
Hayenga
Bu Road
White to Keynote South Plains Livestock Conference in Waco
Texas Agriculture Commissioner John C. White will deliver the keynote at the fifth annual South Plains Livestockmen Conference in Waco at 1:40 p.m. March 17. About 1,000 livestock producers and veterinarians are expected at the Waco Convention Center. The event is sponsored by the Texas Veterinary Medical Association and Texas A&M University School of Veterinary Medicine. White will discuss veterinarians and producers’ role in providing quality meat for consumers.
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Texas
John C. White
Waco
White
Waco Convention Center
The
Texas Veterinary Medical Association
School of Veterinary Medicine
Texas A&m University
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