Current COVID-19 stats for the county and messages to all community members

Here are the latest numbers reported to Marsha Hardy on 11-05-2021 per the Department of State Health Services [DSHS] for San Saba County: 1. New Confirmed and Probable Cases entered on 11-4-21: 0 2. Confirmed Cases Reported since 10-21-21: 7 3.

Jordan Cattle Auction

Receipts totaled 2,366 head. The demand was good on an active market with the stocker steers and heifers selling steady except for the better quality kind were $1 to $3 higher. The feeder steers and heifers were steady.

Protecting cattle from pest and disease

Protecting our herds from pests and disease is a constant chore. Cattle producers are on the front lines, working with researchers and animal health officials to identify new threats and mitigate risks to the cattle industry.

USDA offers assistance to Texas producers impacted by drought

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds Texas ranchers and livestock producers that they may be eligible for financial assistance through the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) for 2021 grazing losses due to drought. The deadline to apply for 2021 assistance is Jan. 31, 2022.

Your Texas Agriculture Minute

High fertilizer prices add to growing input costs Texas farmers feel the pinch when the cost of inputs go up. Any bump in price for energy, labor, water, equipment and fertilizer, among others, erodes the bottom line. A big spike in fertilizer prices is the latest hit to U.S. agriculture.

The Old Hen and Her Baby

It was tuff from the start because she tried to sit on some eggs in the hen house. The other hens tried to keep her out of the nest and lay their eggs in there. The nest became so crowded with eggs we had to clean it out.

The End is Near?

On January 1, 1988, a book was published with the title “88 Reasons Why The Rapture Will Be In 1988.” The author was Edgar C. Whisenant. He predicted that Christ would return in September of 1988 and would rapture His church at that time.

Current COVID-19 stats for the county and messages to all community members

Here are the latest numbers reported to Marsha Hardy on 10-29-2021 per the Department of State Health Services [DSHS] for San Saba County: 1. New Confirmed and Probable Cases entered on 10-28-21: 1 2. Confirmed Cases Reported since 10-14-21: 7 3.

Eliminating beef cattle pregnancy loss with CRISPR/Cas9 technology

Calves on the ground eventually mean dollars in the pocket and steaks in the meat case. It’s the basics of the beef industry. However, reproductive inefficiency costs the beef industry billions every year. Most of that is driven by embryonic mortality and pregnancy loss, said Ky Pohler, Ph.D.

Zapping untreated water gets rid of more waterborne viruses

Using sophisticated microscopy and computational analysis, Texas A&M University researchers have now validated the merit of a water purification technology that uses electricity to remove and inactivate an assortment of waterborne viruses.