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Daily News Update, Jan. 25, 2008
TxDOT toll
efforts under scrutiny
A state Senate committee
chairman said Wednesday the Texas Department of Transportation may
have stepped over a legal line as it pushes the controversial
Trans-Texas Corridor and toll roads.
"There is a possibility
they may well have crossed a legal threshold because of the
restrictions that exist in lobbying by state agencies…"
more
Natural
brush control methods explored at Sonora seminar
A breakthrough in brush-eating goat
breeding and a presentation by a South African expert on the use of fire
and goats to control brush will highlight a "Natural Brush Control
Seminar" to be held from 10 a.m.-noon on Feb. 8 at the Texas AgriLife
Research Center at Sonora.
more
FDA releases report on
feed enforcement activities to limit the spread of BSE
The FDA has released an
update on the Ruminant Feed Ban (RFB), a rule implemented to help
prevent the establishment and amplification of Bovine Spongiform
Encephalopathy (BSE) through feed in the United States. The RFB
prohibits the use of most mammalian protein in feeds for ruminant
animals.
more
Cattlemen's Capitol Concerns, 1-24-08
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.
Cattlemen
Speak Out on Health Care
Congressional schedule/Farm Bill Update
Hearing Held on Schafer nomination
President Bush pushes free trade agreements
Don't miss NCBA's
Cattlemen to Cattlemen
The episode
airing the week of Jan.
29-Feb. 2 continues the series on artificial insemination and learning
more about evaluating estrus synchronization programs for your cowherd
from Sandy Johnson at Kansas State University. There will also be a
visit to the National Western Stock Show to interview Jarold Callahan
from the Express Ranch; and a segment on the Beef University training
program that has been developed for foodservice operators.
NCBA
has
announced that the Cattlemen to Cattlemen
show has been honored
with a first place finish in the broadcast category at the Best of
National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) Region II Awards. The entry
will be now be forwarded to the national NAMA competition.
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.
11-Feb.3―Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo, Will Rogers Memorial
Center, Fort Worth, Texas.
more
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―Inaugural Distinguished Lectureships in Quail
Management, Roby Community Center, Roby, Texas.
more
Jan.
31-Feb. 17―San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo, AT&T Center and
Freeman Coliseum grounds, San Antonio, Texas.
more
Feb. 1-2―Texas
Organization of Wildlife Associations' Stewardship Conference, Kyle,
Texas.
more
Feb. 6-9―National
Cattlemen's Beef Association Annual Convention and Trade Show, Reno,
Nev.
more
Feb. 8―Natural
Brush Control Seminar, Texas AgriLife Research Center, Sonora,
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. 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.
7-8―Mid-South Ruminant Nutrition Conference, Hilton Arlington,
Arlington, Texas.
more
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