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Cap & Trade & Agriculture
Last Updated: 9:39 AM 02/04/10 - With only about two per cent of our country’s population involved in production agriculture, it’s no surprise that the industry continues to fear new laws and regulations at both the state at both on the state and federal levels that could negatively impact their future. Recent legislative maneuvers in Washington have certainly garnered the attention Texas agricultural producers. Joe Brown has more in this week’s From The Ground Up.
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Beef Grades and The Bottom Line

Last Updated: 9:24 AM 01/28/10 - Ranchers, like most businessmen, are constantly looking for ways to improve their bottom line. That’s one of the goal’s of Texas Agrilife Extension’s Beef 706 Course. Joe Brown has more in this week’s From The Ground Up. (Full Story)
Grading Beef Carcasses
Last Updated: 10:06 AM 01/21/10 - There are 8 different grades of beef, but the top three most of us are familiar with are the USDA stickers we see that are either select, choice, or prime. What most of us don’t know is that there’s also a carcass yield grade from 1 to 5, and together these two grades determine the value of the animal to a producer. At Agrilife Extension’s recent Beef 706 Short course, ranchers were learning how to grade live animals to predict their value. Joe Brown has more in this week’s From The Ground Up. (Full Story)
Beef 706 Continuing Education
Last Updated: 12:58 PM 01/14/10 - Contrary to what some may think, there’s a little more to beef production than turning a bunch of cows out into a pasture and gathering their calves once a year. A group of ranchers from across the state were in town this week to attend Texas Agrilife Extension’s Beef 706 Continuing Education course. Joe Brown has more in this week’s From the Ground Up. (Full Story)
Looking Towards 2010
Last Updated: 9:27 AM 01/07/10 - In 2009, agricultural producers experienced a year of excesses; excessive dryness, excessive heat, and then finally excessive moisture. This time of the year farmers usually have their business plans in place, their land ready for planting, and are waiting for different crop planting windows. Joe Brown has more in this week’s From The Ground Up. (Full Story)
Reflections From 2009
Last Updated: 9:38 AM 12/31/09 - 2009 was a year full of irony for Brazos Valley agricultural producers. The first 8 months of the year no one could beg a rain, and then when the rains finally did come, harvest was delayed for weeks because and the fields were so wet they couldn’t support the necessary picking equipment. Forage was short for ranchers and fall rains left many hay fields to wet for a fall cutting. Joe Brown has more in this week’s From The Ground Up. (Full Story)
Christmas & Agriculture
Last Updated: 10:14 AM 12/24/09 - So what would Christmas be like without our country’s strong agricultural base?
The first thought that comes to mind is of all of the great food we celebrate holidays with, but in this week’s From The Ground Up, Joe Brown says without agriculture, Christmas would be different in many ways. (Full Story)
Climate Legislation (Part 3)
Last Updated: 11:20 AM 12/17/09 - While the debate on climate change continues, more information continues to come out on how proposed legislation would impact different sectors of the economy. Joe Brown has more in the week’s From The Ground Up. (Full Story)
Climate Legislation (Part 2)
Last Updated: 12:37 PM 12/10/09 - Congressional hearings were held last week with a variety of experts discussing the impact of climate legislation that is currently being considered. Joe Brown has more in this week’s From The Ground Up. (Full Story)
Climate Legislation
Last Updated: 12:52 PM 12/03/09 - Currently, there is climate legislation being drafted in Congress that would have far reaching effects on American agriculture as well as the world food supply. Joe Brown has more in this week’s From The Ground Up. (Full Story)
Thanksgiving
Last Updated: 11:03 AM 11/27/09 - When most of us go grocery shopping we just assume that whatever we’re looking for will be there, and give little thought to the fact that none of the food
we enjoy on holidays originates at a grocery store. Joe Brown has more in this week’s From The Ground Up. (Full Story)
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