Farm & Ranch

Texas AgriLife Extension Service in Lampasas, Burnet, and Llano Counties are pleased toannounce the annual Central Texas Cow/Calf Clinic, which will be held on Aug. 17, 2010 at the Lampasas County Farm Bureau Building (1793 N HWY 281) in Lampasas. Registration will begin at 8:30 am, with the program starting promptly at 9:00. Highlighting this year’s program will be Judon Fambrough, Senior Lecturer specializing in real estate law for Texas A&M University’s Real Estate ...

It’s fairly difficult to have a conversation with anyone the past couple of weeks without the subject of the heat and high temperatures the we have been suffering as of late. Just in case you feel as if we’re being picked on or targeted around our fair Valley, all you need to do is read the papers, watch the news, or listen to the radio.

Receipts totaled 1307 head for the week. Stocker steers sold $1 higher and stocker heifers were steady in an active market. Feeder steers and heifers showed no change from last week’s increases. Packer bulls were $1 higher and packer cows sold steady. Steers: choice lightweight calves 135-177.50, choice medium weight calves 120-146, choice heavyweight calves 113-119 Heifers: choice lightweight calves 121-132.50, choice medium weight calves 110-127, choice heavyweight ca ...

A new statewide Rainwater Harvesting Training Camp has been set for Aug. 16-20 on the Texas Tech University campus in Junction. The course is sponsored by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service and Texas Tech University in Junction. "This camp is a five-day intensive educational course for those interested in expanding their knowledge of rainwater harvesting and rain catchment systems while getting lots of practical, real-life experience with the construction and installation o ...

In cooperation with the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC,) the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, has recently developed a mobile Veterinary Emergency Team (V.E.T.) to respond to disasters that affect animals state-wide. The new team is deployable under the state animal response plan in a disaster situation where there is need for additional veterinary assessment, triage and care.

You don't have to travel far this summer to see wildlife in its natural habitat. Community groups can help your children learn how local animals affect people and the local environment. For example, a local chapter of Jane Goodall's Roots and Shoots program recently taught children the importance of ladybugs as natural insect controllers, and released live ladybugs in their school garden. State parks also are a good way to expose kids to "first wildlife experiences,"

After seven months of training in everything from water rescue and state-federal law to alligator handling, the 41 cadets of the 55th Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Game Warden class have closed one chapter of their lives and begun a new one with their graduation Tuesday as state game wardens. The new game wardens will report for duty at stations spanning the state from East Texas to El Paso.

Well, the temperature was a wee bit more cool this Monday morning on the back porch, showing a low of 73 degrees at a little after 7:00 a.m. Not having checked the official means & extremes of the temps. as of late, I’m a bit hesitant to report on those.

Receipts totaled 1680 head for the week. The market remains strong with packer cows selling $5 higher while packer bulls were $3 higher. Stocker steers sold $3 to $5 higher and stocker heifers sold $3 higher in an active market. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Steers: choice lightweight calves 130-167.50, choice medium weight calves 120-147.50, choice heavyweight calves 113-121 Heifers: choice lightweight calves 120-140, choice medium weight calves 112-137.50, choice h ...

The weather has been trying to get a bit more favorable that past few days with certain part of the County getting some moisture from a few scattered thunder showers. Even if you didn’t get much precipitation, at least it turned down the temperature, somewhat. The sign at the School offices showed 80 degrees when I went to the drugstore Mon.