Hill Country Agriculture Briefs

In many parts of Texas, pastures are short in standing forage while the drought continues to persist.  When forages are lacking in amount as well as quality, consider the following suggestions: 1. If only slightly limited, feeding range cubes (20% protein) or mixtures of grain and cottonseed meal at rates of 3 to 5 pounds per cow daily […]

For those of you with fall calving cows, the coming weeks will likely be busy processing calves and vaccinating cows prior to turning out bulls.  As we think about working cattle, be mindful of best management practices related to needles and syringes.  If I were to ask you “how many times you reuse needles when doctoring calves”, […]

Water Well Screening – Just a reminder that water samples are due tomorrow morning to the BCRAGD office between 8:30 and 10:00 a.m.  The response has been very good, over 150 water sample bags distributed to area clientele.  If you haven’t picked up a water sample bag, we still have a few left.  The Extension Office closes […]

Upcoming Webinar Reminder   The Unintended Consequences of Brush Management Presenter: Dr. Wayne Hanselka Date: Thursday, November 7, 2013 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CST Credit: 1 TDA Pesticide CEU – Integrated Pest Management Description:   Since the inception of removing unwanted vegetation from rangeland there have been unplanned responses, both positive and negative.  These unintended consequences have […]

Members of the Bandera County 4-H Senior Livestock Judging Team represented Texas and competed at the American Royal in Kansas City, MO on Thursday, October 31st.  The team was crowned the Reserve Champion 4-H Team.  Illinois won the contest by a narrow margin of three points.  Texas won the sheep division, placed third in hogs, […]