The Cattleman back issues from February 2009:
Information For Both Sides
Feb 01, 2009; ... February is a short but intensely busy month for the Texas cattle business. Look in the calendar in the back of this issue and you'll see an event or sale nearly every day in February. We hope The Cattleman calendar is your first go-to place for information each month on upcoming events ...
Range Scientists Release New Book: Brush and Weeds of Texas Rangelands
Feb 01, 2009; ... Drs. Charles R. Hart, Barron Rector, C. Wayne Hanselka, Robert K. Lyons and Allan McGinty have released their latest book, Brush and Weeds of Texas Rangelands. With this book at their fingertips, landowners and rangeland managers can easily identify the brush and weeds posing the ...
TCFA Names Officers, Board
Feb 01, 2009; ... The Texas Cattle Feeders Association (TCFA), during its 2008 annual convention in Grapevine, named its officers and directors for the coming year. Monte Cluck, Boeme, is chairman of the board; Mike Engler, Amarillo is chairman-elect; and Bo Kizziar, Spearman, is vice ...
Football Fans "Beef Up" Tailgate Activities
Feb 01, 2009; ... To encourage football fans to "beef up" their tailgates this season, the Texas Beef Council (TBC) partnered with Fiesta Spices and HEB to search for the "Ultimate Tailgater." Beef was kept top-of-mind for tailgaters and fans during seven Texas A&M home football games where the beef checkoff ...
Names in the News
Feb 01, 2009; ... Gov. Rick Perry appoint- ed Ted Conover, Tyler, to the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority board of directors. The authority assists with projects that promote economic development in rural areas. Conover is president of the Bank of Tyler. He is a member of the Texas Banker's ...
Money-Saving Vaccination Tips
Feb 01, 2009; ... It's not a scientific number, but from conversations with his peers and with veterinarians around the country, Dr. Glenn Rogers, Pfizer Animal Health, has come to think that about a third of the vaccination products being administered on the ranch are being administered right. That's an ...
26 Years and Counting
Feb 01, 2009; ... Brush control for the long term Ranchers generally expect renovation-style brush control to last them for more than a few years. But 26 years? Without follow-up treatments? It's possible on West Texas brush populations of creosotebush and tarbush. That's the treatment ...
Ponder a Pecan Proposal
Feb 01, 2009; ... Pecans - a nutty idea or a possible profit center for your ranch? Editor's note: In challenging economic times, landowners have to think about complementary and alternative uses of the resources they manage. While managing hunting leases works for some landowners, it's not for everyone ....
Replacement Females: The Right Kind, the Right Care
Feb 01, 2009; ... She will take care of you, if you take care of her EDITOR'S NOTE: IN LAST MONTH'S ISSUE WE LOOKED AT THE GENERAL REPLACEMENT FEMALE MARKET AND OUTLINED THE PROSANO CONS OF BUYING VERSUS RAISING YOUR HERD REPLACEMENTS. IN THIS ISSUE WE WILL FOLLOW UP MM HOW TO MANAGE THOSE FEMALES AND HOW ...
Mexico Welcomes Cattle From Texas
Feb 01, 2009; ... Since even before the Rio Grande was the border marker between Texas and Mexico, cattle have been moved from one side of the river to the other. This all came to an abrupt halt in 2003 when a single Canadianborn cow in Washington state was confirmed to have bovine spongiform ...
THE FRUGAL CATTLE RAISER
Feb 01, 2009; ... Worthy Investments With input costs at a record high, it is increasingly difficult to make a profit in the cattle business. In 2008, we asked our readers what they were doing to make up for the increased costs for fuel, feed and fertilizer. This year, we want to know the one thing you ...
Start With a Solid Baseline
Feb 01, 2009; ... Editor's note: This is the second installment in a 12-part series on cow-calf Standardized Production Analysis (SPA) that was developed by the IRM Committee of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association. This series has been created in partnership with Dr. Damona Doye, regents professor and ...
26 años y contando Control de matorrales de larga duración
Feb 01, 2009; ... Por lo general, ganaderos esperan que el control de matorrales dure más que sólo unos pocos años. ¿Pero, 26 años? ¿Sin tratamientos de seguimiento? Ahora es posible en las poblaciones de dos tipos de arbustos: la gobernadora del desierto o hediondilla [Larrea tridentata) y el hojasén ...
SIMPLE BVD TESTS CAN PLUG A DOLLAR DRAIN
Feb 01, 2009; ... In tough economic times it is critical to do everything possible to improve the efficiency of one's operation. Often we have the misperception that cutting costs will afford that efficiency. The real key is to use your operating capital wisely to obtain the greatest value for your ...
Surviving in Today's Cattle Market: A Response to TSCRA President Jon Means
Feb 01, 2009; ... Ranchers I have spoken with lately are becoming increasingly alarmed over production factors that are beyond their control: high prices for feed, fuel, fertilizer and, of course, the need for rain. In addition, there is growing public concern about handling methods used in the production ...
CRIME WATCH
Feb 01, 2009; ... Special Ranger Reports Two Denton County Thefts, Three Oklahoma Cases Special Rangers H.D. Brittain and John Cummings report thefts of cattle and equipment in Texas and Oklahoma from October to December. If you have information on these or any other theft cases, please contact ...
SAVE COSTS BY CALIBRATING
Feb 01, 2009; ... Calibrate your herbicide sprayer to achieve economical weed and brush control. Proper sprayer calibration is a key component in obtaining economical weed and brush control. Applying too much chemical can be a costly mistake and not applying enough spray can result in ineffective ...
ALLIED INDUSTRY
Feb 01, 2009; ... Havard Sales Management Company Sells Raymond Havard, founder and owner of Havard Sales Management Co., Lufkin, recently announced the sale of his auction company to Pedersen and Pedersen Auctions Inc., Lake Charles, La. Havard Sales Management (HSM) was founded in 1963 and has ...
Novel Endophyte-Infected Tall Fescue Safe for Pregnant Mares
Feb 01, 2009; ... For years it was said that pregnant mares should be removed from endophyte-infected tall fescue three months prior to foaling; however, with technology, a novel endophyte-infected tall fescue has been developed. "When we talk about tall fescue we are generally speaking about the old ...
The Native CHOICE
Feb 01, 2009; ... Thinking about making the switch to native grasses? There are a few things to consider before you plant. With increased input costs comes an in- creased interest in alternative produc- tion practices. But is a switch from introduced grasses to native species like switchgrass or eastern ...
Hembras de reemplazo: el tipo apropiado y el cuidado apropiado
Feb 01, 2009; ... Nota de la editora: En la edición del mes pasado repasamos el mercado general para hembras de reemplazo e indicamos los pros y los contras de comprar las vaquillas en vez de criarlas en su propio hato. En esta edición le daremos seguimiento a los métodos de manejar dichas hembras y cómo ...
SEEDSTOCK
Feb 01, 2009; ... 7070 Marketing Grid Delivers Premiums After nearly one year of operation, the 7070 grid marketing arrangement co-promoted by JBS Swift and Co., the American Simmental Association (ASA) and Two River Cattle Co. is living up to its promise to deliver additional value to cattle that combine ...
TSCRA/TSSRM AWARD
Feb 01, 2009; ... LEERAY RANCH EARNS RECOGNITION, NOMINATION TO NATIONAL AWARD Leeray Ranch, Breckenridge, received the 2008 Outstanding Rangeland Stewardship award from the Texas Section, Society for Range Management and Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association. The award, presented at ...
TSCRA Diversity
Feb 01, 2009; ... When TSCRA staff started traveling the state a few months ago holding regional association promotion meetings, we did not know the extent of the diversity of TSCRA members. We were predicting that a more regional approach to association promotion would be necessary, but we were ...
LETTERS TO TSCRA
Feb 01, 2009; ... Editor's Note: Letters published in this column do not necessarily express the views of the publisher. The Cattleman makes room for various views and comments to foster communication and debate Whether you agree or disagree, we encourage you to write Getting On Your Good Side I ...
AG WORKERS JOINS TSCRA MEMBER BENEFIT PROGRAM
Feb 01, 2009; ... TSCRA members now have access to affordable automobile insurance, thanks to new TSCRA sponsor, Agricultural Workers Mutual Auto Insurance (Ag Workers). Since its inception, Ag Workers has provided Texas agriculture professionals with quality auto insurance. The company is owned by the ...
TEXAS NOW TESTING HORSES FOR CEM
Feb 01, 2009; ... Texas is among 27 states tracing and testing horses that may have been exposed to contagious equine metritis (CEM), a highly contagious disease that can be transmitted during breeding or artificial insemination. CEM can cause temporary infertility of horses. The disease, not known to ...
NEWS GLANCE
Feb 01, 2009; ... * Roberts named next NCBA CEO. The National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) announced Jan. 2 Forrest L. Roberts will be its next chief executive officer. Roberts, 42, took office Jan. 20, 2009. Roberts grew up on a family-owned, diversified livestock operation in Uvalde, Texas. He worked ...
WALLS FOUND GUILTY IN CATTLE SHOOTING CASE
Feb 01, 2009; ... A suspect in connection with two of the reported 30 head of cattle shot and killed in Northeastern Oklahoma has been found guilty on two counts of cruelty to animals and sentenced to five years in the Oklahoma ...
A SILENT AUCTON WINNER
Feb 01, 2009; ... The Law Enforcement silent auction, held every year during the trade show, offers a wide assortment of hunts, trips, and special items, some not available for sale anywhere else. All proceeds ...
CURRENT MARKET INFORMATION
Feb 01, 2009; ... For Texas information call: 1 (800) 252-3407; Outside Texas, (5 1 2) 463-1 225. Recorded price information, which is updated several times a day, for livestock, grain, fruits and vegetables, and poultry and eggs is available on a 24-hour toll-free number from the Federal /State Market News ...
GILLESPIE COUNTY SHERRIF RETIRES
Feb 01, 2009; ... TSCRA Special Rangers gave retired Gillespie County Sheriff Milton Jung a travel bag with his name and the TSCRA logo for his retirement Dec. 16, 2008, in appreciation of his many contributions to TSCRA. Milton Jung retired as Gillespie County sheriff Dec. 31, 2008, after 20 years in office ....
TSCRA 132ND ANNUAL CONVENTION COMING IN MARCH
Feb 01, 2009; ... Come see us at TSCRA's 132nd Annual Convention and 34th Annual Trade Show March 20-22 in Fort Worth for interesting ...
NCBA OFFICERS VISIT TEXAS
Feb 01, 2009; ... TSCRA co-hosted a visit to Texas for two National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) officers: President Gary Voogt of Michigan and Vice President Steve Foglesong of Illinois. Both men took office after elections during the NCBA convention in January. TSCRA First Vice President Dave ...
Legislative Information a Click Away for TSCRA Members
Feb 01, 2009; ... I recently heard the results of a poll that stated more Americans were excited about the 2008 Presidential election than the Super Bowl. I would like to see the results of that poll in Texas, considering die passion surrounding football here in our state. If you are like me, a good high school ...