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Ag producers in Texas have time to apply for direct farm ownership loan program Special to The Post

Judith A. Canales, executive director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Texas Farm Service Agency, last month announced that farmers and ranchers still have time to apply for low interest 2014 loans available through the Farm Service Agency’s direct farm ownership program. Eligible producers can borrow up to $300,000 in direct farm ownership loans to buy or enlarge a farm, construct new farm buildings or improve structures, pay closing costs, or promote soil and

water conservation and protection. The interest rate on select loans can be as low as 1.5 percent with up to 40 years to repay. “This is an extraordinary opportunity for more farmers and ranchers to get low-interest loans to start their first farm, or expand an existing family farm,” Canales said. “There are no backlogs or waiting for funding. If you’ve dreamed about starting a farm, or if you’re looking to strengthen your farm, we want to help.” The Farm Service Agency encourages all interested applicants to apply for direct farm ownership loans. For more information about the program and other loans administered by the Farm Service Agency, visit any agency county office or www.fsa. usda.gov.

all for me used to mean hunting, football and cooler weather. The transition from T-shirts to sweatshirts was about the most traumatic transition that happened to me for the season. Well, now I have kids and I can add stomach bug to that list of autumn experiences. My wife is a teacher, so she had most of the summer off, kids were fine. The week she went back to work, the bug hit. My son had it first, then he gave it to me, then my wife got it, and finally the baby got it. That was JESSE WRIGHT the first week, then we all went through it again. It was like a terrible game of tag, and you most certainly did not want to be “it.” As I write this, our family has been disease free for almost four days. I’ve never been so happy to be at work as I have these past four days. Lucky, we all got over the bug when we did,

because I had to pull together this Annual Bull Issue. This year’s has shaped up to be a pretty good issue. We have some great articles along with some great ads to help you and your bull buying decisions. If you’re already set in the bull department, then we have plenty of other features and articles that should pique your interest as well. Hope you enjoy it and, as always, thanks for reading. ’Til next time,

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Feed yard placement weight affects production returns By Ryan ReuteR The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation

Stocker cattle production is a major component of the cattle business in Oklahoma and Texas. Stockers are weaned calves that typically are grazed on pasture to add 200 to 400 pounds of body weight and are then sold as a “feeder” to someone who puts the calf on feed in a feed yard. Sometimes the stocker operator may retain ownership of his stockers and feed them out himself. Whether the calves are retained by the stocker or sold to a feeder, someone is going to be interested in how those cattle perform in the feed yard and packing plant. Recently, the Noble Foundation (Reuter, R. R., and P. A. Beck. 2013. Southern Section Interdisciplinary Beef Cattle Symposium: Carryover effects of stocker cattle systems on feedlot performance and carcass characteristics. Journal of Animal Science 91:508-515) conducted a thorough review of the scientific studies that have been published, looking for those decisions that a stocker producer makes that will affect finishing and carcass performance. We did not consider things such as sex, breed, hide color or genetics because those traits are not affected by the choices a stocker producer would make. We did consider factors such as weight, average daily gain, forage type, supplementation strategies

and implanting. Perhaps surprisingly, there were few examples of stocker production decisions that affect finishing or carcass performance. One that does affect subsequent performance, however, is body weight at the time of placement on feed. Feed yard placement weight does impact finishing and carcass performance. However, because cattle are growing, biological beings, feed yard placement weight is typically confounded with age and previous average daily gain. In fact, body weight at any point is a mathematical function of age and previous average daily gain. Age increases every day, and, unless cattle are severely nutrient restricted, average daily gain is usually positive. Therefore, age, previous average daily gain and body weight are all related (usually highly correlated), and that makes it difficult to determine which of these factors is most important. A traditional categorization has developed in which feeders are often called either “calf-feds” or “yearlings.” Yearlings are older and usually heavier, while “calf-feds” are younger and typically lighter. When yearlings are placed on feed, they have greater average daily gain, feed intake and carcass weights than calves, all else being equal. Calf-feds typically have better feed efficiency, and better marbling and tenderness traits. The magnitude of these

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Stocker producers should make decisions and use management strategies that maximize their net return and not worry very much about any residual effects in the feed yard. differences is variable and difficult to predict. This relationship can have lots of implications for the beef industry. For a stocker, however, it boils down pretty simply: stocker producers should make decisions and use management strategies that maximize their net return and not worry very much about any residual effects in the feed yard. A pretty good proof of this is that when feeder cattle are sold, either at the sale barn or in the country, there is one trait that primarily determines their value: weight.

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Producers must decide when to market calves in the fall By Steve Swigert The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation

Cow-calf producers with calves to market in the fall of 2014 are going to have some interesting decisions to make. With calf market prices at all-time highs and feed prices lower than the past three years, are the calves going to be sold at weaning or are they going to be kept until a later date to make additional income? It is crucial to determine what is best for the calves and what is best for the operation financially. There are several decisions to be made when working through this process. The first decision is whether to market at weaning or keep the calves longer. If the calves are sold at weaning, income is available immediately and no more labor is needed to take care of the calves. If the labor and facilities are available to wean and precondition calves, assuming the calves have good to superior genetics, additional profits are available in most cases by keeping the calves after weaning. When selling calves at weaning, the shrink on weaned calves can be significant, often ranging from 4 to 12 percent, depending on the sale and weather condi-

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It is crucial to determine what is best for the calves and what is best for the operation financially when deciding when to sell. tions. These same calves are discounted from $10 to $12 per hundredweight because they have not been through the weaning process. Compare this to a +2 percent to -2 percent sale shrink at the end of a 45- to 60-day preconditioning period with no price discount for being a calf. In addition to the lost weight and lower price at weaning, the calves have an opportunity to have a daily gain of 2 to 3 pounds and typically sell at a higher price at the end of a typical 45- to 60-day weaning period in the fall. Considering these factors, the market value of the preconditioned calf is significantly higher. To optimize the margins through this preconditioning process, it is crucial to keep the cost of gain as low as possible, preferably in the 80- to 90-centsper-pound range or lower. This level of cost of gain can be achieved by planning ahead for feed, veterinary supplies, and hay

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Bull Issue Now is the time to check throughly bulls’ condition

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Our thinking needs to move to the bulls in the herd because it is the time to start worrying. A bull that is not reproductively sound today more than likely will not be settling cows in June. The reproductive process in a bull is not something that can be turned on and off. In reality, a bull’s reproductive process never should turn off. If it does, to get it to turn on again is a major, timeconsuming process. One could liken the problem to an engine that has the wrong fuel in it during the dead of winter and is stalled on a frozen highway 300 miles from the nearest service station. As an optimist, one would think that one will get the engine going again, even if it takes until the spring thaw. Any immediacy in getting the engine started probably will cost a lot of money and still take time, so don’t use the wrong fuel and save yourself a lot of stress and work. Likewise, now is the time to check the bulls to avoid any crises management issues before the weather is nice and the bulls are loaded on the trailer to service a friendly pasture of cows. The cows often are the focus of attention because they have those nice-looking calves walking alongside and are the primary feeding group. Only after all the cows and calves are fed do we wonder if the bulls have been fed. When one looks at how much bulls cost these days, they should get the same treatment as cows. How often does one drive by a producer’s lot to look at the cows only to notice that the bulls are eating on an old bale of hay in the bull pen? There aren’t that many bulls, so they end up nibbling on the outside of the bale, which eventually turns old. This is not a good plan; it may

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lead to procrastination and missing an opportunity for the early diagnosis of a problem. Why early diagnosis? A bull has a very complex process called spermatogenesis. This process occurs in the testis and starts when a cell decides to become a sperm cell. From the onset, the bull requires at least 54 days to produce a viable sperm cell and another seven to 10 days for the sperm cell to arrive at the launch pad. That’s more than two months that is needed for a bull to initiate the ability to settle a cow. To further complicate matters, we know one sperm cell is not nearly enough. In reality, the bull needs to produce billions of sperm cells in preparation for a day’s breeding. Obviously, awareness and expectation of bull fer-

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News Checklist, from Page 7 tility needs to be placed at the top of the managerial list today. Start by making sure the bulls have a complete nutritional program that is evident in good body conditioning. Do not hesitate to call your consulting nutritionist to ask for a re-evaluation. Are the bulls getting what they need? Thin bulls, those with ribs showing and other bone structures very prominent, need a nutritional re-evaluation regardless of what is being fed. Once the nutrition level is set, start asking questions. Has age taken a toll that has rendered some bulls incapable of a vigorous breeding schedule? Are structural problems and injuries created by day-to-day jostling evident? Likewise, make sure one has not overcompensated and created bull couch potatoes. These bulls are overpampered and overfed, and lack the physical conditioning or desire to get the job done when turned out with a group of cycling cows. Both over and underfeeding are not good. A lot of effort is wasted on good cow management when bull management is

lacking or nonexistent. Bulls need to be in good physical condition to meet the rigors of an active reproductive life. Exercise doesn’t hurt. Athoroughbreedingexamisrequired, even for the healthiest-appearing male. The exam should include a physical evaluation of the body condition, feet and legs, eyes and any indication of illness. A rectal exam to evaluate the prostate and other internal reproductive organs, plus an external examination of the testes, scrotum, penis and prepuce is required. A semen evaluation based on volume, color, motility and morphology should conclude the breeding soundness exam. All these evaluations need to be done now, one to two months prior to bull turnout to acquire the needed replacements and correct other deficiencies in the bull pen. The last evaluation is done at bull turnout, which is making sure the bull wants to breed cows. • Kris Ringwall is a North Dakota State University Extension Service livestock specialist and the Dickinson Research Extension Center director.

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address important production issues.” McGinty assumed his new position effective Sept. 1. He replaces Dan Fromme, who retired in December. “I’m looking forward to working with the producers of the Texas Gulf Coast and Lower Rio Grande Valley,” he said. “I feel that my prior experiences will serve me well in this position. One of the greatest struggles here, as it is in much of Texas, is maintaining crop productivity in a moisture-limited environment. “I have a great opportunity in this position to help promote water-efficient crop management practices that are applicable to the growers of this region.” McGinty earned his bachelor of science degree in 2009 in natural resource management at Angelo State University in San Angelo. He earned his master’s degree in 2012 in rangeland ecology and management at Texas A&M University in College Station.

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News McGinty, from Page 8 He is scheduled to receive his doctorate in agronomy in December, also at Texas A&M. AsagraduateassistantatTexas A&M, McGinty researched a variety of issues including glyphosate resistant weeds, herbicide sprays using laser diffraction, range and pasture weed control, huisache control, bobwhite populations and habitat improvement.

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News Feral hog control studied by Louisiana ag producers By Johnny Morgan LSU AgCenter

BATON ROUGE, La. — With annual damage estimates at nearly $1.5 billion nationally, and with a population of more than 400,000 in Louisiana, wild hogs drew wide interest at a natural resource symposium on Aug. 29. The meeting devoted a day of the program to focus on what was called “Louisiana’s feral hog invasion.” LSU AgCenter animal science researcher Glen Gentry gave an update on the work that he’s doing with sodium nitrite as a toxicant for controlling feral hogs. He is testing different flavors that attract pigs, which is proving to be more difficult than first expected. “What we are finding is that pigs are attracted to certain flavors, such as strawberry, which they seem to like,” Gentry said. “However, the grain-based bait has some problems.” When the sodium nitrite is added to the mix, consumption tends to drop off, he said. “We are looking at semi-solid bait forms developed by LSU AgCenter researcher Zhijun Liu in the School of Renewable Natural Resources,” Gentry said. “I like using gummy bears as a way to hide the salty and bitter taste of sodium nitrite.” Sodium nitrite is effective in taking the oxygen out of the pig’s blood through the formation of methemoglobin. The process causes them to become drowsy, lie down and expire, Gentry said. At the right level, this will happen in most mammals, but deer and some other animals are less sensitive to the chemical. “All mammals, including humans, have an enzyme that is able to change methemoglobin, which cannot bind oxygen back to hemoglobin,” Gentry said. “But pigs don’t have as much of this enzyme, so it takes less sodium nitrite to overload their system.” Gentry said his study mainly is

looking at three things: the effective lethal dose of sodium nitrite, an effective delivery medium and an effective and selective delivery system. Laws and regulations say that the poisons must be publically acceptable and produce a humane death. “Sodium nitrite is basically a food preservative and is also used as an antidote for cyanide poisoning,” Gentry said. “When using sodium nitrite, the animal suffocates from the inside out.” The goal is to kill 90 percent of the pigs. So far, Gentry is at 68 percent. Other topics at the meeting included wild pig reproduction in Louisiana, movement of wild pigs in Louisiana and Mississippi, and restoration of freshwater marsh by lethal harvest of feral hogs via helicopter. The program also included a panel discussion of ways to coordinate a response to Louisiana’s feral hog problem. One of the major problems faced by landowners is feral pigs are being transported to areas that may have not had them before, according to James LaCour, wildlife veterinarian with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. “Hogs are definitely being moved around,” LaCour said. “It’s legal to transport wild hogs, but it is illegal to release them back into the wild.” Chad Corville, manager of Miami Corporation, a holding company that owns 240,000 acres of coastal marsh, agrees that moving wild pigs around is a problem, but it is worse in inland areas than in marsh areas. “In the marsh, when they reach capacity, they move on their own,” Corville said. “A big problem they cause in our area is when they root up alligator nests.” Corville said when the wild

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News Oils well that ends well with Texas’ growing olive industry By Kathleen PhilliPs Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service

GEORGETOWN — Texas has been known for its oil production for almost 150 years. Now, a new oil industry is sprouting in what may bring producers cash and

consumers a local, edible choice: olive oil. Olive trees, native to the Mediterranean region, have been documented on almost 800 acres in the state and many affiliated with the new industry believe the acre-

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Joshua Swafford manages the Central Texas Olive Ranch with his grandfather Curtis Mickan near Georgetown. The team is working with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service to determine best growing practices for the olive oil industry in the state.

Olive, from Page 12 age is closer to 2,000, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service horticulturists. For some growers, the new crop represents a niche that can be marketed to a consumer base that is seeking healthy foods produced locally. For Curtis Mickan, olive trees are a viable way to keep his 140-plus-year-old Williamson County farm in his family. “When I got ready to retire and my wife and I were talking about the future, I said if something happens to you and me, our grandkids will not be able to pay for the taxes on this farm,” Mickan said. “Growing wheat and corn on it wouldn’t pay. So I started making a study on what would be the best use of this land.” He narrowed the choices to having a vineyard or an olive orchard. His research also had

determined that the U.S. is the third largest consumer of olive oil in the world, and most of the nation’s crop is in California. “I knew the olive industry was a new thing for Texas, because there weren’t any as far north as Georgetown,” Mickan said of his decision, which coincided with his grandson Josh Swafford’s December 2008 graduation from Texas A&M University with a bachelor’s degree in agriculture. The pair broke ground for their Central Texas Olive Ranch in January 2009. “At some point, you need to contribute to society, and my goal here was to produce something that the neighboring farmers can get involved in if they want to,” Mickan said. He built a building and bought an oil press from Italy knowing that not everyone who wants to grow olives will be able to buy a

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News Oil, from Page 13 press. “So if someone wants to grow 10 or 15 acres, we’ll buy their fruit from them so that would be a productive thing for them and for us,” Mickan said. “The more olives we get to harvest and press, the better we are in the industry. “Most of the pitfalls we’ve had the opportunity and challenge to overcome. If someone asks

us ‘what do Ido now?,’ we could probably tell them because we’ve been there, done that,” Mickan said. At a recent field day at Mickan’s 33-acre olive grove, AgriLife Extension horticulturists discussed the likely challenges in olive production for about 80 attendants. Chief among the challenges is

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Monte Nesbitt, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service horticulture specialist, examines an olive tree in Central Texas.

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News Hogs, from Page 11 pigs come into an area, they cause deer, squirrels, turkeys and other game animals to leave, and soon “all you’ll have is pigs.” The group agreed a campaign should be developed to provide talking points to legislators. Randy Lanctot, retired executive director of the Louisiana Wildlife Federation, said he agrees a campaign is needed to

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News Industry, from Page 14 climate, according to Monte Nesbitt, AgriLife Extension horticulturist based in College Station. “Olives are a Mediterranean crop. The severe, occasional freezes we get in Texas can be a problem,” Nesbitt said. He said many people have expressed interest in olive production either for a small acreage or a larger commercial operation, so he has teamed with fellow AgriLife Extension horticulturists Larry Stein of Uvalde and Jim Kamas of Fredericksburg to determine the best growing conditions, soil types, varieties and fertility needs. This isn’t the first time Texas growers have eyed olive trees. Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientist Earnest Mortensen studied his olive tree planting in the Carrizo Springs area in the 1930s. Some of his trees still survive. Another resurgence of

interest took place in the 1970s and 1980s. The most recent and long-standing effort to produce olives began in the late 1990s, Nesbitt said, and included the establishment of the Texas Olive Oil Council in 1994. In 2002, the U.S. Department of Agriculture census had no record of olive production in Texas, Nesbitt noted. The 2012 census recorded 760 acres of olives in the state. “We think there is probably double that,” he said. “And there are lots of new plantings going in as well.” The main lesson from previous plantings, Nesbitt said, is that olive trees are limited most by climate. They begin to grow when temperatures reach about 70 degrees in the spring, but they only set fruit after experiencing night temperatures of 35-50 degrees followed by less than 80 degree daytime temperatures. Swafford noted that their acreage suffered a debilitating freeze

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He said another challenge to consider is how to grow the trees in terms of how many per acre, what varieties to plant and how they will be harvested. Stein said AgriLife Extension will be planting numerous trials in 2015 to help research the best practices for olive growing in Texas, which will give guidance for prospective growers.

in March that reduced the trees to tumbleweed look-alikes. Fortunately, most of the trees recovered and grew so much that he pruned them severely in order to encourage olive development. His olive trees grow in a highdensity planting method and a drip irrigation system. With a variety of soils on the land and so many rocks that he suggests visitors take one with them, Swafford said caliche has yielded

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the best growth thus far. Kamas said those interested in growing olives must keep weeds out of the orchard. “What do weeds compete for? Light, nutrients and water,” he said. “Weed control is critical for the establishment of any perennial crop.” Cotton root rot, a long-established disease in much of the state, has been a problem for young trees, according to Stein.

“I’m grateful that I’m here to witness it. You never know when you start one of these things how long it’s going to take to develop,” Mickan said of his orchard and the industry. “But we’re pleased. We knew there would be some difficulties. Every time you turn, there’s a challenge. But we’ve met those challenges and hopefully next year we’ll start having a fairly decent crop. The trees are five years old and and between five and seven years is when they start producing really good crops. I’m looking forward to that.”

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Ready for the range Looking for the perfect bulls for your operation By RoBeRt FeaRs Special to The Post

o obtain optimum performance from herd bulls, it is important to select sires that will fit the ranch environment and management system. If you pay a large amount of money for a breeding age bull, you want him to arrive at the ranch ready to go to work. The bull needs to adapt quickly to your type of forage, terrain and climate. Understanding the significance of environmental adaptation, many breeders are developing and marketing range ready bulls. A purebred and a crossbred breeder operation are described in this article and both breeders produce range ready bulls.

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44 Farms, located in Cameron, produces Angus bulls and replacement heifers that are range ready. The operation was founded in 1909 by Sherwood and Josie McClaren, great grandparents of current owner Bob McClaren. For nearly a century, 44 Farms produced crops and raised cattle. McClaren has fond memories of visiting his grandparents on the family farm during his childhood. When the opportunity arose for him to run 44 Farms, he jumped at the chance. Today 44 Farms is recognized as one of the premier Black Angus producers in the country. “Our bulls are born and raised in the pasture, so they know how to forage and find water” said Doug Slattery, chief operating Officer of 44 Farms. “The pastures are on steep rolling ground, forcing cattle to walk up and down hills to graze. We watch the bulls closely to evaluate their structure soundness and to

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You can tell that F.E. Hill Ranch Company bulls are gentle when they pose for a picture. Selecting the right bull for your herd is a important. confirm that they have the feet and legs to handle steep terrain. When breeding bulls leave 44 Farms, they are ready for the rough country. “We continuously monitor body con-

dition and try to keep scores at 6 or 7,” Slattery said. “Our objective is to keep our cattle in good shape, but we don’t allow them to become fat. Bulls with excess weight don’t meet performance

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stress conditions. Research has proven that low-stress handling and good stockmanship produce animals with good dispositions, better immunity to disease and improved production. 44 Farms has production sales in October and February and sell cattle through private contract throughout the year. This year the October sale will be on the 25th with a free barbecue lunch. The sale will offer 350 Black Angus Bulls and approximately 50 females.

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F.E. Hill Ranch Company near Fairfield has developed range ready bulls since the mid1990s. Ranch superintendent is John Hill, the sixth generation of Hills who have had responsibility for overall management of the cattle and hunting operations. Other cattle enterprises, in addition to marketing rangeready bulls, include cow-calf herds and replacement heifers. The Hill Ranch uses well-designed genetic, animal health, and nutritional programs to

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News Sugarcane aphid found in Texas Southern High Plains By Steve ByrnS Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service

FLOYDADA — They’re hundreds of miles from the nearest sugarcane fields, nevertheless sugarcane aphids have now been identified positively in significant numbers on grain sorghum in Floyd County, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service entomologist. The confirmation near the Briscoe and Swisher county lines is the first positive identification of a sizable population on the Southern High Plains, said Charles Allen, AgriLife Extension’s state integrated pest management coordinator in San Angelo. “Dr. Pat Porter, AgriLife Extension agronomist at Lubbock, documented the find on Sept. 9.” Allen said. “Blayne Reed, AgriLife Extension integrated pest management agent for Hale and Swisher counties, brought in a bag of sugarcane aphids, a fairly large colony collected from grain sorghum leaves on Sept. 9,” Porter said. “These aphids were collected by Clay Golden, an independent crop consultant serving the area. The aphids were in the same area where Blayne found individual adult sugarcane aphids on grain sorghum panicles 16 days ago. “This timetable would be about right as we are told it takes 10 days to two weeks for sizable colonies to establish.” Allen said the pest isn’t new to the U.S., but its expanding range and taste for grain sorghum and forage sorghums are. Sugarcane aphid reproduce very quickly and when large populations develop and go untreated, yield losses and harvest problems can develop, he said. “Aphid feeding removes nutrients and causes leaf damage,” Allen said. “Aphid numbers can become so high that their waste called honeydew, can actually ‘gum up the works’ in combines,

thus interfering with harvesting.” The pest moved from the Lower Rio Grande Valley into the blacklands and northern blacklands earlier this summer and also has been confirmed in the Concho Valley in West Central Texas, Allen said. The sugarcane aphid, Melanaphis sacchari, was first found in Texas last summer, but has been in Florida since 1977 and Louisiana since 1999, Allen said. “Growers need to keep a close watch on their grain sorghum up to the time of harvest,” Allen said. “When about 40 percent of the plants are infested with 100 or more aphids per leaf, it’s time to spray.” He said the tiny tan to cream colored sugarcane aphids initially colonize on the undersides of leaves near the bottom of the plants, then move up as their populations increase. “A Section 18 emergency label was granted earlier this year by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the pesticide Transform, the only labeled, effective control on this particular aphid,” Allen said. “The waiver allows for application rates from 0.75 to 1.5 ounces per acre. And only two applications are allowed during a single growing season, so timing and thorough coverage are crucial for best results. “Also, remember that this pesticide requires a 14-day interval between application and harvest.” For more information, contact Allen at 325-653-4576, ctallen@ ag.tamu.edu or Porter at 806-7466101, p-porter@tamu.edu.

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Plan to have a bull sterility examination completed each year at least three months before breeding season. This leaves time to recheck questionable bulls and locate replacements if necessary. Heat stress and fever affect quality of semen. Temperatures and humidity June through August can reduce fertility of Bos tarus bulls prone to suffer the effects of heat stress. Avoid having to breed cows during the heat of summer. Chronic hyperthermia in modern, large framed bulls occurs when the environmental heat index remains above 82 degrees day after day. Affected bulls stay in shade all day; breath faster than normal; have open mouth breathing and a rectal temperature of 104 to 106 degrees. Affected bulls graze less, lose weight, become weak, and may die unless effectively cooled by rain and wind or by use of large fans and frequent wetting of the skin. Heat stress may reduce number of sperm and fertility rates significantly for up to six weeks after recovery. Young bulls need to gain up to 2.5 pounds per day from weaning to 15 months. Growth should continue at 2.0 to 2.5 pounds per day until three years of age. Supplemental feed should be fed to young bulls during breeding season. Mature bulls may need

supplement if pasture forage is not adequate in order to maintain a body condition score of 6. A body condition score of 6 is considered optimum body condition for breeding performance. A time honored ration for wintering bulls consists of 12 to 15 pounds per day of a feed containing: • 40 percent cottonseed hulls • 30 percent crushed corn • 15 percent wheat bran • 15 percent cottonseed meal. A commercial bull developer feed may do just as well. These suggested concentrate feed levels assume adequate intake of reasonably good quality forage or hay. Young bulls may need deworming four times per year. Bulls of any age that were raised west of I-35 then moved into Louisiana are at danger of severe parasitism from the brown stomach worm and from liver flukes (marsh, river bottom land). Horn fly control is essential because bulls seem to attract more than their share of these pests. Vaccination of bulls should include anaplasmosis, IBR-BVD, leptospirosis, campylobacter (vibrio) and, in some situations, trichomonas. Multiple blackleg-enterotoxemia type vaccination is recommended.Annual, or more frequent, vaccinations are suggested.

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News A&M’s Borlaug Institute involved in new worldwide coffee study By Paul SchattenBerg Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service

COLLEGE STATION — The first shipment of coffee plantlets from World Coffee Research to test farms in 19 coffee-producing countries will go out before the end of summer, said researchers involved in the new International Multi-Location Variety Trial. “This extensive trial is designed to aid coffee farmers by establishing a decision tool that will give them real information about the best possible varieties to grow in their respective locations,” said Tim Schilling, executive director of World Coffee Research. World Coffee Research is a nonprofit, collaborative research and development program established to help grow, protect and enhance supplies of quality coffee, plus improve producers’ livelihoods. It is funded and driven by the global coffee industry, guided by producers, implemented by

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scientists and supported by the Norman Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture, part of the Texas A&M University System. Schilling said he believes the variety trial will be key to the future success of the global coffee industry. He said selecting varieties for coffee farming is arguably the most important producer decision coffee producers will make, and they should select varieties using knowledge from all available sources. “Fortunately, World Coffee Research has been able to reach agreements with some of the main coffee-producing countries that have understood the importance of sharing their coffee germplasm for this ambitious project,” he said. “Results from the International Multi-Location Variety Trial locations will be used to supplement the infor-

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News Ready, from Page 21 produce good quality rangeready bulls. “Our cattle are about 85 percent Angus with a small amount of Brahman and Charolais genetics,” Hill said. “We use Angus for their black color and beef qualities; Brahman for insect, disease and heat resistance; and Charolais for their

Bulls at 44 Farms are fed a roughage diet consisting of green grass, hay and silage.

ability to put more meat on the carcass. The Braham influence allows our bulls to perform well under range and pasture conditions while delivering the beef quality genetics from the other two breeds to their progeny.” Sustainability and production traits are enhanced in Hill Ranch bulls with a strict cowculling program. The ranch

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News Coffee, from Page 25 mation already known about these varieties with their field performance and coffee quality in the receiving countries. This information will be an effective resource to allow assessment of varietal traits that are considered important for the varied environments used in coffee farming worldwide.” “The methodology for this project comes directly from Norman Borlaug’s green revolution,” Schilling noted, “Coffee is a slow seed-to-market crop, so the International Multi-Location Variety Trial will use many locations and altitudes to test multiple varieties of coffee plants all at the same time. There are currently 19 countries ready to receive coffee plantlets on five continents, which will give researchers a wider range of data than has ever been collected for coffee.” Schilling said the project is designed to allow testing of coffee

varieties in countries where they never have been tried. It includes extreme stressing conditions such as high temperatures and long dry periods that mimic the changing climate coffee growers are seeing in coffee-producing countries around the world. He said the use of several “extreme climate environments” in this global trial will allow the researchers to see how varieties perform under climates predicted for 30 and 50 years into the future. “This will be the first time we’ll be able to see how climate change is really going to affect coffee in the future,” Schilling said. “This trial will allow producing countries to evaluate new varieties from other countries on their own land and in various environmental conditions, such as altitude, precipitation and soil type. It will serve as a platform to monitor disease movement

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This map shows the locations at which the International Multi-Location Variety trial of coffee varieties will take place.

Study, from Page 27 and levels, how quality is affected by environmental interactions, and climate trends. We feel the outcome of the trial will have a direct impact on what coffee variety farmers choose.” “Better varieties can be selected, multiplied and distributed to producers to increase supplies of quality coffee for those

countries,” said Vincent Petiard, World Coffee Research strategic industry science adviser to the board. He said one of the problems in preparing for these tests is the risk of spreading coffee diseases to countries where they are not present. To prevent this, researchers used an embryo-rescue

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News Borlaug, from Page 28 technique to develop the plantlets under controlled conditions that greatly reduce disease risk. The process meant more seeds successfully were germinated and without contamination issues, he said. Seedlings developed in the extracted embryo process are generally free of contamination and can be shipped in jars without risk of disease to the receiving countries. “Coffee plants can withstand seven to 10 days without light,” said Hervé Etienne, scientist research director at CIRAD, the French Agricultural Research Center for International Development. Etienne is one of the specialists called on for advice relating to the multi-country variety trial. Trial participants said so far more than 30 of the best coffee varieties have been shipped from 11 countries to AgriStarts, a laboratory in Florida where the

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A coffee plantlet with initial root and leaf development. individual embryo was extracted from each seed. Each embryo was germinated on a nutrient-rich medium that supplies the nutrition the seed would have received from the albumen, which is the natural nutritive matter surrounding the embryo. For more information on this and other World Coffee Research efforts, contact Jennifer Rumford at 979-458-5536 or jrumford@ tamu.edu

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F.E. Hill bulls are pasture raised and prepared to be the best for producer needs.

Ready, from Page 26 doesn’t keep a cow that fails to wean a calf weighing at least 50 to 55 percent of her body weight. Hill feels that if the calf weighs less than 50 percent of its dam’s body weight, the cow has been feeding herself instead of the calf. This probably means the cow isn’t producing enough milk. Production and financial records are kept on each animal owned by the ranch, so it is easy to identify those that are raising the best calves. Cows that don’t meet expectations are culled. “We maintain closed herds by retaining approximately 350 replacement heifers each year and raising our own herd bulls,” explains Hill. “New genetics are brought into the herds by artificially inseminating our best cows.” Introduction of pathogen carriers and diseased animals to the Hill Ranch is prevented by maintaining closed herds. Incidence of disease is reduced further through the use of good stockmanship and handling the animal under low-stress conditions. After weaning, calves are preconditioned for a 15-day period. The Vac-45 program is

used, which builds immunity to disease and teaches the animals to forage. The F.E. Hill Ranch nutritional program is providing good forage and developing animals that can thrive on it. John’s father, Dickie Hill, worked with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service office in Freestone County to develop a bull test that measures how well an animal can perform in pasture. The test was developed in 1995, and 2013 was the 19th consecutive year that the 200-day test has been conducted. It is available for use by all breeders and producers in Freestone County. “The test is initiated immediately after weaning with the preconditioning program,” John Hill said. “During this period, we feed the test bulls cottonseed hulls on coastal Bermuda grass pastures. At the end of this period, they are weighed and an average daily gain for the 15 days is calculated. “The bulls are then placed on coastal and Tifton Bermuda grass hay meadows that have been harvested once, earlier in the year. A high percentage pro-

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News Learn, from Page 32 tein cube is fed daily at a half percent of their body weight. “In the summer when nutrient value is low in the pasture forage, clover hay is fed. “At the end of this 85-day period, the bulls are weighed once again and average daily gain is calculated. “During the last 100 days of the test, the animals are fed Purina Accuration which is a ﬁnishing ration. Feed intake is limited with salt. During the entire test, the bulls are always in pastures ranging in size from 100 to 200 acres. They are never fed in a dry-lot program.” Once the test is completed the bulls are weighed and a ﬁnal average daily gain is calculated. Then the bulls are ultrasounded for ribeye area, intramuscular fat and backfat. Using the ultrasound data, the bulls are ranked for their ability to marble. A few days later, a veterinarian performs a breeding soundness exam which includes a scrotal

circumference scoring. Hill bulls must have a 75 percent or higher sperm motility rating to be sold as breeding animals. Sale bulls are ranked from ﬁrst to last through use of all collected data from birth weight to the ﬁnal measurements taken at the end of the test. Then the bulls are grouped and priced according to their rank. The bulls are 16 months old at sale time, which is usually during the second week of January. Sale bulls normally weigh an average of 1,300 pounds. “We do not sell any bull that we wouldn’t use in our cow-calf program,” Hill said. “Bulls are culled throughout the performance test to assure buyers of an animal that can perform in pasture or range conditions and produce a quality calf.” Someone is raising range ready bulls to match your breed or crossbred preferences. Before buying a bull, however, it is wise to learn how it was raised. Make sure that it is range ready.

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News Ranch Management University fall session set Oct. 20-24 in College Station By Kay LedBetter Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service

The intensive five-day Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Ranch Management University will be held Oct. 20-24 on the Texas A&M University campus in College Station. The workshop will meet in the G. Rollie White Visitor’s Center, 7707 Raymond Stotzer Parkway, said Larry Redmon, AgriLife Extension state forage specialist in College Station. “Our program is designed for the new landowner who may have questions about how to manage their piece of Texas,” Redmon said. Registration is $500, with attendance limited to the first 50 who enroll. Redmon advised those interested to not wait to register. To register online and for more information, go to agriliferegister.tamu.edu and enter “ranch management” into the search window. Redmon said the workshop is offered twice a year, with the fall session covering fundamentals of soils and soil fertility; forage establishment; pasture, livestock, wildlife and grazing management; stocking rates and body condition scoring. Additionally, there will be wildlife management sessions on white-tailed deer, turkey, quail, feral hogs and farm ponds. Various forage species, including Bermuda grass and other introduced forages, native forages, small grains, annual ryegrass and clovers, also will be studied by workshop attendees. Approximately one-third of the workshop involves lectures and discussion, Redmon said, with the remainder consisting of field demonstrations. “Field demonstrations will include learning how to properly calibrate a sprayer, assess body

condition scores of cattle, obtain proper soil and hay samples, and assess the fish populations in ponds,” Redmon said. There will also be a discussion regarding pond weeds and a demonstration on hog trap design. Meals and break refreshments are covered by the registration fee, along with a resource CD containing more than 100 publications covering ranch resource management. For additional information, contact Redmon at 979-845-4826 or l-redmon@tamu.edu.

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Annual conference for fruit growers in Bryan Oct. 6-7 By Kathleen PhilliPs Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service

BRYAN — Back-to-back conferences will be held in Bryan Oct. 6-8 for growers interested in fruit production and farming under “high tunnels,” according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension specialists. The third annual fruit conference will be 1-5 p.m. on Oct. 6 and 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. on Oct. 7. The second annual high tunnel meeting will be 8:30 a.m.-4:15 p.m. on Oct. 8. Both events will be at the Hilton Garden Inn, 3081 University Dr. E. in Bryan. “The programs offer valuable information and updates to seasoned fruit growers while providing persons with no experiences in orchard management a place to learn how to get started,” said Monte Nesbitt, AgriLife Extension horticulturist in College Station. Among the fruit topics are a session for new growers followed by talks on orchard and vineyard diseases, fertilizers, soils, insects and marketing techniques. Attendees will hear specifics about olives, pears, citrus, black-

berries, pomegranates and muscadines. A pomegranate variety tasting will conclude the fruit conference at 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 7. Speakers include AgriLife Extension specialists Larry Stein of Uvalde, Jim Kamas of Fredericksburg, Erfan Vafaie of Overton and Nesbitt, David Appel, Sheila McBride, Justin Scheiner and Marco Palma, all of College Station. Other speakers include Arlie Powell, fruit grower from Jemison, Alabama; George Ray McEachern of College Station, retired AgriLife Extension specialist; David Byrne of College Station, Texas A&M AgriLife Researcher breeder; Gary Marburger of Marburger Farms of Fredericksburg; and Larry Don Womack of Womack Nursery in De Leon. The high tunnel meeting will include information about cost and maintenance, crop selection, soil quality practices, growing vertically, pesticide laws and regulations and pest control. Speakers include AgriLife Extension specialists Russ Wallace of Lubbock and Joe Mas-

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Fall Beef Cattle Clinic set for Oct. 17 in Bandera By Paul SchattenBerg Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service

BANDERA — The Fall Beef Cattle Clinic, presented by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Agriculture and Natural Resource Committee for Bandera County, will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Oct. 17 at the Mansfield Park Recreation Center, 2886 Texas 16N in Bandera. “This will be a follow up to the beef cattle program we had in May,” said Sam Womble, AgriLife extension agent for agriculture and natural resources for Bandera County. “The topics are timely and the speakers are knowledgeable and highly respected.” Womble said topics will include herd health, winter supplementation strategies, smart phone ap-

plications and a weather outlook. Speakers will include Rick Machen, AgriLife Extension livestock specialist in Uvalde; John Nielsen-Gammon, state climatologist in College Station; and Bryan Davis, AgriLife Extension agent for Wilson County. The cost is $20 per person, which includes handouts and lunch. A half-hour Texas Department of Agriculture integrated pest management continuing education credit will be offered. Contact the AgriLife Extension office in Bandera County at 830796-7755 by Oct. 10 to register. For more information on this program, contact Womble at 830796-7755 or s-womble@tamu.edu. For information on upcoming educational programs in Bandera County, go to bandera. agrilife.org.

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Tullis, Texas Department of Agriculture inspector. Registration for the fruit conference is $90 at the door. The high tunnel registration is $55. Participants may register for both events for $125. Online registration is at agriliferegister.tamu.edu/. Program details can be found on the Texas Fruit Growers Blog at aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/ fruit-nut/blog/.

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DALLAS — Maintenance professionals have a new tool to help defend students from the inevitable summer influx of undesirables roaming the halls. The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s new integrated pest management website, ipmcalculator.com, offers school staff members in charge of pest control a wealth of practical information on managing rodents, birds, cockroaches, ants and a plethora of other unwelcome denizens, said Janet Hurley, AgriLife Extension integrated pest management program specialist at Dallas. “The cost calculator, available free on the website, allows the user to assess various pest risks on their school and district levels,” Hurley said. “The resulting

information will be a big help for those responsible for developing a budget for a school integrated pest management program.” Hurley said using the calculator is as simple as entering the school’s location, presence of pests and the facility’s condition. The calculator then gives an overall pest risk estimate for the school. Hurley said the Integrated Pest Management Cost Calculator is part of a website developed by the Southwest Technical Resource Center for School Integrated Pest Management, and cooperating states with financial support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Southern Region Integrated Pest Management program, www.sripmc.org/. She suggested visiting the integrated pest management site at ipm. tamu.edu/ to learn more about integrated pest management.

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