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Daily News Update, Feb. 15, 2008
Generic or name-brand herbicides: Is there
a difference?
Participants in
TSCRA's 2008
School For Successful Ranching will have the opportunity to join the
great debate and decide for themselves what's in a name when it comes to
generic versus name-brand herbicides.
more
I-69/ Trans-Texas Corridor public hearings
The study area for I-69/TTC
has recently narrowed, and TxDOT officials want to hear from Texans
about these recommendations. At the hearings, TxDOT staff will be
available to answer project questions during an open house from
5-6:30 p.m. A formal presentation about the environmental study
begins at 6:30 p.m., followed by comments from the public.
For the week of Feb. 18-22:
Alice, Atlanta, Edna, El Campo, Freer, Jefferson, Laredo, Magnolia,
Texarkana.
more
Beef No. 1 in top 10 ways to extend
life
Men's Health magazine gives solid DIY advice on how to keep your
heart pumping, with "grill a steak" at No. 1. "You
may think it's bad for your heart, but you'd be wrong…"
more
Cattlemen's Capitol Concerns, 2-14-08
Cattlemen's
Capitol Concerns is a weekly report from Washington, D.C. giving an
up-to-date summary of top policy initiatives concerning the cattle
industry.
NCBA Members Set Policy Priorities
Farm Bill Update
Appropriations
Hearings
BLM and Forest Service Announce 2008 Grazing Fee
President Signs Economic Stimulus Bill
Columbian
Trade Update
Don't miss NCBA's
award-winning
Cattlemen to Cattlemen
The episode
airing the week of
Feb. 19-24 brings you the action straight from the trade show floor of
the 2008 NCBA Cattle Industry Annual Convention! Highlights include
interviews with sponsors Purina Mills, Fort Dodge Animal Health, Dow
AgroSciences and Bayer Animal Health. There will also be a visit with
Caterpillar, John Deere, GrowSafe Systems, Molly Manufacturing and Wild
Blue. Plus, meet World Champion dog trainer Elvin Kopp and spend a day
in the life of new NCBA President Andy Groseta at his ranch in Arizona.
NCBA's
Cattlemen to Cattlemen
on RFD-TV provides
weekly news and features for cattle producers across the country.
The show airs Tuesdays at 8:30 p.m. and is rebroadcast Wednesdays at
4:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., and Saturdays at 10 a.m. All times are
Eastern.
for more information, or to check out past episodes, visit
www.cattlementocattlemen.org.
Calendar
Jan. 22-Feb. 22―Small
Acreage Landowner Webcourse:
Resource Inventory Course.
more
Jan. 22-Apr. 15―Urban
Rancher Landowner Training, Brazoria County Cooperative Extension
Office, Angleton, Texas.
more
Jan. 28-Mar. 7―Small
Acreage Landowner Webcourse:
Basic Beef Cattle Management.
more
Jan. 30-Feb. 29―Small
Acreage Landowner Webcourse:
Introduction to Pasture Management.
more
Jan.
31-Feb. 17―San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo, AT&T Center and
Freeman Coliseum grounds, San Antonio, Texas.
more
Feb. 17―South
Texas Ranch Rodeo Finals, Horse Barn No. 2, San Antonio stock show
grounds. more
Feb. 19―Feral
Hog Workshop, Bexar Bowling Social Hall, Zuehl, Texas.
more
Feb. 19-20―2008
Wind Energy Institute, Convention Center, Austin, Texas.
more
Feb. 19-20―Texas
Farm, Ranch, Wildlife Expo, Taylor County Expo Center, Abilene, Texas.
more
Feb. 21―Edwards
Aquifer Protection Program Semimar, San Marcos, Texas.
more
Feb. 22―Jim Wells
County Soil and Water District's Third Annual Grazing and Wildlife
Management Clinic, Jim Wells County fairgrounds' women's center,
Alice, Texas.
more
Feb. 22-23―Planning the Return to the Farm/Ranch Radisson
Fossil Creek, Fort Worth, Texas.
more
Mar. 3-22―Houston
Livestock Show and Rodeo, Reliant Park, Houston, Texas.
more
Mar. 3-31―Small Acreage Landowner
Webcourse: Resource Inventory
Course.
more
Mar. 12-Apr. 18―Small
Acreage Landowner Webcourse:
Introduction to Pasture Management.
more
Mar.
14-17―Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association 131st
Annual Convention and Trade Show, Corpus Christi, Texas.
more
Mar. 24-May 19―Small
Acreage Landowner Webcourse:
Basic Beef Cattle Management.
more
Mar.
31-Apr. 4―National Cattlemen's Beef Association 2008 Legislative
Conference, Holiday Inn on the Hill , Washington, D.C. (303)
694-0305.
Apr. 5―Brady
Creek Watershed Workshop, Curtis Field, Brady, Texas.
more
Apr.
7-8―Mid-South Ruminant Nutrition Conference, Hilton Arlington,
Arlington, Texas.
more
TSCRA
Annual Convention & Trade Show
Plan to attend March 14-17 in Corpus Christi, Texas!
go
Operation Cow
Thief
You can help catch a thief!
go
Market
Information
Direct link to TSCRA's market
information page go
Events and Sale Calendar
Direct link to
TSCRA's events and calendar page go
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