Farm & Ranch
Local Ranching Event Scheduled Oct. 15 in Ardmore
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For Immediate Release:
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Contact: Laramie Adams
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Oct. 12, 2015
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cell: 512-922-7328
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Local Ranching Event Scheduled Oct. 15 in Ardmore
Fort Worth, Texas – The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) will host a ranch gathering Thurs. Oct. 15 at the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation in Ardmore, Okla. Registration will begin at 6:00 p.m. followed by a complimentary beef dinner.
The ranch gathering is free and open to the public.
TSCRA Special Ranger Bart Perrier will provide a law enforcement update and offer ranchers information on how they can keep their livestock and equipment safe and secure. Additionally, TSCRA staff will update cattle raisers on important legislative issues.
Please RSVP to 800-242-7820, ext. 192, or [email protected].
To get to the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation from I-35, take exit 33 for OK-142. Head east on OK-142/Prairie Valley for 4.2 miles. Turn left onto Sam Noble Parkway and stay on this road for 1.2 miles. Turn right onto Noble Private Drive and then follow the TSCRA signs.
The ranch gathering is sponsored by Elanco Animal Health. Anyone who joins TSCRA at the gathering will receive a free metal gate sign courtesy of Bayer Animal Health.
All members of the press are invited to attend.
### TSCRA is a 138-year-old trade association and is the largest and oldest livestock organization based in Texas. TSCRA has more than 17,000 beef cattle operations, ranching families and businesses as members. These members represent approximately 50,000 individuals directly involved in ranching and beef production who manage 4 million head of cattle on 76 million acres of range and pasture land primarily in Texas and Oklahoma, but throughout the Southwest.
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Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, 1301 W. Seventh Street Ste. 201, Fort Worth, Texas 76102 United States
By Barry Whitworth, DVM, MPH
With the prolonged drought, most pastures in Oklahoma end up in poor condition. With the lack of available forage, animals may go in search of alternative foods.
If oak trees are in the pastures, acorns may be a favorite meal for some livestock in the fall. This may result in oak poisoning.
Oak leaves, twigs, buds, and acorns may be toxic to some animals when consumed.
To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
By: Tony Dean
There are a handful of grasses on North Texas grazing lands ranchers need to know, not because they are highly desirable, but rather because they are not of much value. I call them “decom” plants, which is am acronym for “Don’t Ever Count On Me.” Silver bluestem is a “decom” grass.
Silver bluestem is a perennial which grows in all areas of Texas. It can survive in almost all soil types, and in full sun conditions or in semi shade. It grows up to three feet tall and is easily recognized with the presence of the white fuzzy seed head. Also, one of the identifying characteristics of Silver bluestem is a bend in the stems at each node, causing the plants to take on a rounded shape as they mature.
To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
By: Rayford Pullen
Fall is here which means winter is closing in on us and before we officially get into winter, we need to make sure our factories are either producing or will be producing in a few months.
We have been pregnancy testing our cows this fall and if they are not bred or nursing a calf, we are bidding them adios. With annual costs somewhere between $900.00 and $1,000.00 per cow, those cows not producing a live weaned calf are costing us quite a bit.
To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
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