Land & Livestock Post
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Go fish! Farm ponds offer additional income
Most farms and ranches have one or more ponds or lakes to provide water for irrigation or for livestock. Some of these lakes are stocked with fish for family recreation. If lakes are a quarter acre or larger in water surface, there is an opportunity to lease fishing rights to the public. -
New animal identification rules aid disease traceability
In an effort to control the sspread of animal diseases, the U.S. Department of Agriculture on March 11 initiated the Animal Disease Traceability Program to track interstate livestock movement. -
Haylage can be a good option for cattle forage
It is difficult for cow-calf operations to be profitable if they don't design their animal nutritional programs around home-grown forage. The most economical source of forage is standing, good quality grass and legumes in a pasture. -
A prickly subject: South Texas ranchers turn to cactus to feed cattle
RIO GRANDE CITY -- The unrelenting drought is taking its toll on South Texas cattle ranchers who are resorting to a centuries-old emergency method of feeding cattle, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agent.
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May 2013, Issue 1
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WASHINGTON, May 20, 2013—Secretary Vilsack made the following statement on congressional progress toward passage of a Food, Farm and Jobs Bill:
- May 17 New Video Demonstrates How to Cook Traditional Asian American and Pacific Islander Dishes in a Healthy Way
- May 14 USDA Seeks Applications for Grants to Provide Technical Assistance to Help Rural Businesses Grow
- Jun 1 USDA Joins Congresswoman Chellie Pingree in Maine to Highlight Efforts to Improve School Meals and Health of Nation's Children
- May 25 USDA Visits Montana to Highlight Efforts to Improve School Meals and Health of Nation's Children
Writer: Steve Byrns, 325-653-4576, s-byrns@tamu.edu Contact: Pascual Hernandez, 325-387-3101, p-hernandez@tamu.edu SONORA –The Annual Wool and Mohair Show, now in its 76th year, will again be …
- May 20 Pecos River Watershed Protection Plan update meetings set June 4-5
- May 20 Homeowner water conservation program slated June 29 in Weslaco
- May 20 Despite deluge, inaugural Upper Gulf Coast Ranch Expo draws large crowd
- May 20 AgriLife Extension experts offer tips on Memorial Day grilling, food safety
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