Please mark your calendar to attend the Bexar County Beef Cattle Short Course January 12th and 19th at Palo Alto College. Topics will include Beef Cattle Herd Health and the Veterinary Feed Directive, Pesticide Laws and Regulations, Herbicide Update and Sprayer Calibration. A total of three CEU hours will be offered. Registration fee will be… Read More →
Archives for December 2016
Field Crop and Pasture Entomology Newsletter
Below, please find Dr. Robert Bowling’s most recent edition of his newsletter – Rolling with Bowling. Dr. Bowling is an Assistant Professor and Extension Entomology Specialist at Corpus Christi. Lots of good information concerning the sugarcane aphid. rolling-with-bowling-newsletter-edition-7
Clostridial or Blackleg Disease – Cause and Prevention
The following was written by Dr. Joe C. Paschal, Livestock Specialist, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service There have been some reports of cattle dying from Blackleg recently. Blackleg is one of a group of usually fatal infections in young calves and lambs caused by bacteria called the Clostridials. These bacteria are coated with a protective… Read More →