By Robert Burns
Texas A&M University
Already hammered by drought and storm damage, growers are being caught in a "price squeeze" as production costs rise and agricultural lenders become more cautious, said a Texas AgriLife Extension Service economist. ...
The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) has measures in place in an effort to protect Texas’ cattle tuberculosis (TB)-free status, after two more states New Mexico and California lost their TB-free status in September....
By Robert Burns
Texas A&M University
Southeast Texas producers are not the only ones bailing storm water after Hurricane Ike....
Texas livestock owners can find hurricane preparedness and recovery information on the Texas Extension Disaster and Emergency Network, Texas EDEN....
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is coordinating livestock carcass disposal efforts following Hurricane Ike. ...
By Blair Fannin
Texas A&M University
An estimated 20,000 head of displaced cattle and horses in both Chambers and Jefferson counties are in immediate need of hay and fresh water resulting from Hurricane Ike’s storm surges in southeast Texas, livestock officials said....
By Robert Burns
Texas A&M University
As Southeast Texas and the Gulf Coast deal with cattle orphaned by Hurricane Ike, most of the rest of the state received cooler temperatures and rain – lots of rain....
By Kay Ledbetter
Texas A&M University
Texas livestock producers suffering animal losses because of Hurricane Ike need to make sure they follow protocol when disposing of carcasses, said two Texas AgriLife Extension Service engineers and other state officials....
Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples today announced joint efforts with local, state and federal partners as well as statewide agricultural organizations to meet the needs of thousands of agricultural producers impacted by Hurricane Ike. ...
By Steve Byrns
Texas A&M University
Texas AgriLife Extension Service’s Nolan County office will conduct a beef production meeting from 6-8:30 p.m. Sept. 23 at the Texas State Technical College Library in Sweetwater....
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