Texas
The Emory Livestock Auction saw 3,494 head of livestock on July 9, drawing miles of trailer lines filled with desperate sellers, thankful for a sale while prices hold relatively steady.
Distinguishable calves sold by suspicious seller results in two Theft of Livestock charges for Texas man.
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s 12th annual Central Texas Stocker Cattle Program for McLennan County will be held June 22 in West and will offer the opportunity to earn Beef Quality Assurance Certification.
Wildfire threats are not over in Texas, but preliminary estimates from early March through the end of April put losses to ranchers at $23.1 million from multiple fires that covered 433,000 acres.
As the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak fire continues in New Mexico, Texas Panhandle residents are under a severe fire risk warning with high temperatures and high winds forecast all week.
TSCRA reminded the committee ranchers and landowners are right beside law enforcement officers on the front lines of the battle, confronting regular thefts, burglaries, damaged infrastructure and armed intimidation.
Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists have tested a technology to make temporary genetic modifications in mosquitoes that may reduce risks associated with invasive genetic elements.
Could a proposed ‘endangered species’ along the southern Texas border be a deterrent to proceed with border enforcement activities? Texas Attorney General Paxton comments.
Rancher Gene Kubecka, Bay City, Texas, is the incoming president of the Santa Gertrudis Breeders International.
Selected as Grand Champion Jr. Market Steer from a field of 1,750, Vanilla Ice sold for a record $1 million at the 90th Anniversary of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.
A U.S. Department of Agriculture employee was paid to allow tick infested and diseased cattle to enter the country, according to an indictment filed in a Laredo federal court last week.
Wildfire activity is forecast to increase along and west of I-35 and into South Texas from Feb. 18-21. Texas A&M Forest Service firefighters have responded to 91 wildfires that burned 7,312 acres since Feb. 14.
With deer hunting a major recreational activity and economic benefit, understanding more about deer and the possibility of zoonotic disease transmission ensures the industry’s safety and sustainability.
The Shoal chub is a widely distributed small fish species being studied as part of a project to identify how flow regulation in Texas can benefit water users while maintaining a sound ecological environment.
TSCRA president Hughes Abell says the cattlemen’s group has long opposed the use of eminent domain to force the sale of private property for Texas Central’s high-speed rail venture.
Critical fire weather is forecast through Dec. 26 for portions of North and West Texas, with Dec. 24 holding the most potential for wildfire activity, particularly in the Panhandle
Incorporating Brahman genetics into cattle herds amid changing environmental temperatures in the southwest has one Texas A&M AgriLife team researching the physiological differences to enhance beef quality.
Two major gifts to West Texas A&M University totaling $5 million will help ensure the continued excellence of the University’s meat science program.
Texas cattle producers seek clarity and consistency over who has jurisdiction to decide disputes regarding ownership of water rights, the court system or the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
For Texas livestock owners, the registration of brands, earmarks, tattoos and other forms of animal identification expire every ten years at the end of August.
A Texas jury has awarded a $30 million verdict to a cattle company after a three-year legal battle over withheld DNA verified pedigree information.
Livestock from the U.S. move through Texas in route to Mexico every day. Animals rejected for export could be moved somewhere in Texas without proper testing and treatment, creating vulnerability for Texas ranchers.
San Pedro Ranch, located near Carrizo Springs is the recipient of the 2021 Texas Leopold Conservation Award®. The ranch is owned by siblings Joseph Fitzsimons and Pamela Fitzsimons Howard and their families.
Thanks to contributions from across the U.S., Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Disaster Relief Fund mailed checks totaling $112,750 to cattle raisers financially burdened by February’s Winter Storm Uri.
The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows from North Dakota to Texas, all the way west to California, the most severe levels of drought didn’t ease across the U.S. this past week.
Cupid Shuffle became the first Hereford chosen as Grand Champion steer at the Fort Worth Stock Show since 1982, bringing back memories of Conoco, the first crossbred picked as champion in a major show 51 years ago.
The 420,000-acre Brewster Ranch, now for sale in far West Texas, was assembled over several years by Kentucky businessman Brad Kelley.
A south Texas rancher reports he measured more than 100 inches of rainfall in each of the last two years. That’s about 2.5 times more than the annual average for the area.
The founder of Rowdy Girl Sanctuary is newsworthy because she’s a rancher turned vegan, but her ideas that she can “rescue ranches” with fundraisers and donations is both alarming and absurd.
Four people were injured while trying to corral a bull in southeast Texas. Two were airlifted to a hospital in critical condition.