Longhorn Breeders Seminar Set for June 21 - TLBAA Member’s Son Featured in The New York Times for Pitching and Ranching - TLBAA Member Named Cattleman of the Year at Matagorda County Rodeo - Show Announcement - Birth Announcement - Rockdale Spring Show Program Deadline March 24 - TLBT Members Welcome to Apply for Mosser Family Scholarship and TLBT Gratuity Program - Drought Conditions Update -
Longhorn Breeders Seminar Set for June 21
Longhorn Breeders Seminar Hosts Paul and Mari-Kathryn Braswell, Forestburg, TX, have announced that the next Longhorn Breeders Seminar will be held on June 21 at the West Auction in West, TX. All Longhorn breeders are welcome to attend. For more information about the recent seminar look for an article in the upcoming April Trails. Sponsorships for the seminar are available. For more information, contact Paul or Mari-Kathryn at (940) 964-2610 or visit their Web site at www.cactusridgeranch.com
TLBAA Member’s Son Featured in TheNew York Times for Pitching and Ranching
In an article published on March 12, 2008, on The New York Times Web site, TLBAA member Ross Ohlendorf, Austin, TX, was featured for his unique background in ranching and his strong pitching arm. Currently Ohlendorf splits his time between professional baseball and raising Longhorns on his family’s Rocking O Ranch.
The article highlights Ohlendorf’s involvement with his family’s ranching business as well as updating the family’s Web site and assisting his father, Curtis, in guiding the direction of their Longhorn herd. Read more on The New York Times Web site.
TLBAA Member Named Cattleman of the Year at Matagorda County Rodeo
TLBAA member Mack McLeod, Bay City, TX, was named Matagorda County Cattleman of the Year at the 2008 Matagorda County Rodeo on Thursday, March 6.
According to an article published on The Bay City Tribune Web site, “ he is a progressive rancher who follows good animal health practices and takes good care of his pastures by spraying, fertilizing and rotating pastures.”
McLeod has been a TLBAA member since 1999 and ranching in Matagroda County since 1979. Read the article on The Bay City Tribune Web site. Congratulations to McLeod!
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Show Announcement
August 3-4, 2008 – Williamson County Fair, Franklin, TN. Qualifying Open Haltered Show (open to TLBAA members with current Tennessee Valley Association of Longhorn Breeders membership) Contact: www.tvalonghorns.com - Lori Beeson (615) 390-8276 beeson@texas-longhorns.net - Diana Steelman (931) 309-9695 medicinehatfarm@hotmail.com.
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Birth Announcement
Congratulations to Wade and Kristi Wilson, Alto, NM, on the birth of their beautiful daughter Mikayla Cheyenne, born Tuesday, March 18, 2008, weighing six pounds and eight ounces. Big brothers are Zackary and Wyatt. See her in the photo below.
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Rockdale Spring Show Program Deadline March 24
The Rockdale Spring Show, sponsored by the South Texas Longhorn Association, will be held April 4-6, 2008. The deadline for entries into the program is March 24, 2008. Entry forms are available on the STLA Web site and for more information download the PDF flyer or contact Louis Christa at (210) 863-7003, Lchri58@msn.com or Tammy Tiner at (979) 229-5716 or tammy@rafter-h-longhorns.com
This year the Rockdale show will have three youth shows over three days with an open haltered and open haltered trophy steer show. Download the flyer for more information and remember to enter early to be included in the program.
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TLBT Members Welcome to Apply for Mosser Family Scholarship and TLBT Gratuity Program
All active TLBT members are welcome to apply for the Mosser Family Memorial Scholarship to be awarded at the 2008 World Show.
The Texas Longhorn Breeders Association Foundation established the Mosser Family Memorial Scholarship Fund in memory of TLBAA member and Longhorn breeder Rex Mosser’s beloved wife Vicki and son Philip.
TLBAA members have contributed to the scholarship fund throughout the year publicly at Longhorn sales and by making private donations. Because of the generosity of our TLBAA members, the Mosser Family Memorial Scholarship is possible. The donation will help some wonderful, deserving students attend school in the future.
Please read over the Guidelines carefully to make sure
you qualify for the
Mosser Family Memorial Scholarship.
Applications are also being accepted for the TLBT Gratuity Program. Applicants can be any youth member of the TLBT or current age appropriate member of the TLBAA who is actively working with the Texas Longhorn breed. For more information download the application and guidelines from the TLBAA Web site. (Adobe PDF Reader Required to View Application and Guidelines.)
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Drought Conditions Update
Click here for information about the seasonal drought conditions and updated national drought information directly from The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Here is an additional weekly drought monitor from NOAA.
Weekly Hay Report from the Texas Department of Agriculture
Click here for information about the seasonal drought conditions and updated national drought information directly from The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Here is an additional weekly drought monitor from NOAA.
Weekly Hay Report from the Texas Department of Agriculture
Compared to last week: Hay prices remain steady, with demand moderate to good. Movement and trade activity moderate, instances slow due to the rising fuel costs. Most areas are still dry, but some have received moisture late in the week and are expecting more over the weekend. Although some are still extremely dry and some wildfires have started or have been burning for a while and have destroyed land. Some are still preparing fields for new crop. Soil moisture still ranges from very short to adequate, most at short. Pasture and rangeland conditions are in poor condition. Wheat is still declining due to lack of moisture. Supplemental feeding continues.
The State of Texas Department of Agriculture has the Hay and Grazing Hotline set up for buyers and sellers. The number is 1-877-429-1998. The Web site for TDA is www.agr.state.tx.us. For a hay report from a state other than Texas, click here.
