Daily News Update, June 24, 2009

Taiwan ministry 'optimistic' over U.S. beef imports
Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Wednesday it was "optimistic" the government would allow a comprehensive opening to U.S. beef "sometime this year" after a four-year ban on meat from U.S. cattle aged more than 30 months. The Director-General of the ministry's Department of North American Affairs Harry Tseng said U.S. beef topped the discussion agenda between the two sides and negotiations had reached their final stage. more

BeefTalk: The plight of being average
With rising input costs and falling calf value, survival in the beef business is a very real question for many producers. The cattle business is a profession that requires considerable education and experience. In other words, the managerial inputs need to be well thought out so that the ramifications or consequence of doing or not doing something has the desired outcome. more

Predator Awareness Day set for July 21 in Roby
Texas AgriLife Extension Service's office in Fisher County will conduct a predator awareness program from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. July 21 in the community center in Roby. Pre-registration is $10 by July 14 and $15 thereafter. The fee includes lunch. more

Texas crop, weather, 6-24-09
Without rain and with temperatures soaring to the high 90s or topping 100, large parts of the state continued to suffer drought-like conditions. Conditions in the North, South Plains, Rolling Plains and Panhandle regions were better as far as soil moisture levels were concerned. Soils in the Rolling Plains were saturated, and North Texas welcomed drier weather after deluges of rain in early May. To varying degrees, the East, Central, Coastal Bend, Far West, Southwest and West Central regions were beginning to dry out again after some relief earlier in June. But by far, the worst-hit regions were South and Southeast Texas as the drought relentlessly hammered crops and livestock. more

Micro Beef Technologies is offering a 5 percent discount for all who attend TSCRA event July 1 in Seguin
You and your family are invited to a free Summertime Cattlemen's Dinner Wednesday, July 1 in Seguin! Presentations will be made by TSCRA, Bayer, Fort Dodge Animal Health and Micro Beef Technologies. The evening will begin at 5:30 at 1377 E. College St. Please RSVP for the event by calling 800/242-7820 or email rsvp@texascattleraisers.org by June 24. Micro Beef Technologies is also extending a 5 percent discount on any purchases made during the night of July 1. more

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