Canada mad cow case blames bad feed
An official investigation into Canada's 13th case of mad cow disease said infected feed was most likely to blame – the same reason given in many previous cases. The animal, a five-year-old dairy cow from a farm in British Columbia, was identified in June 2008. Since then, an additional instance of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) has been discovered in Canada. more
AgriLife Extension specialists: Brush control a must even in tough economic times
Brush management may seem like a place to cut corners in tough economic times, but Texas AgriLife Extension Service specialists say doing so will cost ranchers more in the long run. Brush control requires a long-range plan, but it also has to fit into a rancher's cash-flow plan. more
Academy for Ranch Management announces burn workshops in 2009
The Academy for Ranch Management will host two prescribed burn
workshops in 2009 at the Texas AgriLife Research Station at Sonora. The basic workshop is scheduled for Feb. 19-21 and the advanced workshop is scheduled for March 5-7. Prescribed burning is a tool that can be used to manage rangeland vegetation for livestock and wildlife use. more
Cattlemen's Capitol Concerns, 11-07-08
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.
2008 election results
EPA releases final Clean Water Act CAFO rule
USTR seeks comments on possible changes to product list in EU-beef hormones dispute
NCBA submits comments on cephalosporin use
United Kingdom proposes to raise BSE testing age to 48 months
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Calendar
November 7―North Texas Cattleman's Conference 2008, Myers Park and Event Center, McKinney, Texas. more
November 7&8―Farm and Ranch Transitions Workshop, Ardmore Convention Center, Ardmore, Okla. more
November 10―Farm and Ranch Transitions Workshop, Northeast Technology Center, Pryor, Okla. more
November 13―Oklahoma
Cooperative Extension Service "Rethinking of the Cow-Calf Business",
Delaware County Fairgrounds, Oklahoma more
November 18―Oklahoma
Cooperative Extension Service "Rethinking of the Cow-Calf Business",
Tahlequah Community Building, Oklahoma more
November 20―Arroyo Colorado Watershed protection and management workshop, Rio Farms, Monte Alto (north of Weslaco), Texas. more
November 20―Oklahoma
Cooperative Extension Service "Rethinking of the Cow-Calf Business",
Rogers County Building, Oklahoma more
November 24―Farm and Ranch Transitions Workshop, Northeast Technology Center, Pryor, Okla. more
December 2―Tri-County Poisonous Plant Seminar, Kokernot Lodge, Alpine, Texas. more
December 8―Farm and Ranch Transitions Workshop, Northeast Technology Center, Pryor, Okla. more
December 12&13―Farm and Ranch Transitions Workshop, Ardmore Convention Center, Ardmore, Okla. more
December 15―Farm and Ranch Transitions Workshop, Northeast Technology Center, Pryor, Okla. more
Jan. 13-14, 2009―Southwest Beef Symposium, The Horseshoe, Midland, Texas. more
Feb. 19-21, 2009―Basic Prescribed Burn Workshop, Texas AgriLife Research Station, Sonora. more
March 5-7, 2009―Advanced Prescribed Burn Workshop, Texas AgriLife Research Station, Sonora. more
Country-of-Origin Labeling forms available
Cattle raisers have made forms available
for download to help fulfill your part of the country-of-origin
labeling (COOL) law. Visit TSCRA's COOL information Web site to download the forms and for more information. go
