Agri-News Today. Rusk County. Summer II Website - rusk.agrilife.org/ 113 East Fordall Street ~ Henderson, Texas ~ ~

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1 Rusk County Agri-News Today Summer II 2013 Website - rusk.agrilife.org/ 113 East Fordall Street ~ Henderson, Texas ~ ~ In this Issue: Extension Agent s Radio Report Schedule Tri-County Summer Beef & Forage Seminar Program Flyer 59th Annual Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course Renewable Fuel Standards Under Pressure? 2013 Rusk County Hay Show Hay Show Entry Form East Texas Regional Forage Conference Registration form and map Rusk County Farmers Market Rusk County Extension Agent s Radio Report Tune in to100.7 FM Monday thru Friday at 12:30 PM to hear the Rusk County Extension Agents Report on KPXI radio in Henderson, Texas. We will be discussing a wide array of agricultural, natural resource, 4-H, and Family and Consumer related issues and events. 4th Annual Tri-County Summer Beef & Forage Seminar Make plans to attend the upcoming Tri-County Summer Beef & Forage Seminar will mark our 4th year of hosting the multi-county event. The Extension program is scheduled to be held on Thursday, August 1, 2013 with registration beginning at 5:00 PM and the program starting at 5:30 PM. A meal will be served at the event. The cost to participate is $10 with 2 CEU hours in IPM, and 1 CEU hour in General available for pesticide applicators. Speakers will be Mr. David Stichler, with DuPont Crop Protection who will give a herbicide update. Dr Sonya Swiger, Extension Livestock Entomologist will provide a program on fly control and Fly Tag Demonstration Results. Dr. Billy Higginbotham, Extension Wildlife and Fisheries Specialist will give a program on feral hog control. Our sponsors for the event include: DuPont Crop Protection, Heritage Land Bank, and Kilgore Feed. Please RSVP by July 29 by calling the Rusk County Extension office at (903) Blaine M. Jernigan County Extension Agent-Agriculture Rusk County Tri County Beef & Forage Seminar....8/1 Texas A&M Beef Cattle ShortCourse.. 8/5-7 East Texas Regional Forage Conference...8/29 Rusk County Hay Show entry deadline.9/20 Rusk County Hay Show.10/24 Educational programs conducted by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service serve people of all ages regardless of socioeconomic level, race, color, sex, religion, disability, or national origin. Reference to trade names or commercial products is made with the understanding that no discrimination is intended and no endorsement by the AgriLife Extension is implied. The Texas A&M University System, US Department of Agriculture and the County Commissioners Court of Texas Cooperation.

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3 Beef Cattle Short Course is the largest beef educational event in the country. It is a three day seminar that represents the culmination of knowledge from industry leaders and experts. Each year more than 1,300 beef producers and enthusiasts attend the TAM BCSC to expand their knowledge of the beef cattle industry and join in the discussion of the most current issues facing the producer. This industry gathering features the popular Cattleman's College, a general session with the nation's leading beef cattle experts, seminars, workshops and handson demonstrations. Registration for the upcoming short course will be $160 per person. Your registration includes the following: Three daily breakfasts Two lunch tickets Famous Texas Aggie Prime Rib Dinner ticket 600+ page proceeding Trade show admittance Refreshments Access to campus shuttle service Early registration will end August 1, After August 1 at 5:00p.m. registration will increase to $200 per person. For online registration, go to: beef.tamu.edu. RENEWABLE FUEL STANDARDS UNDER PRESSURE? The Federal Renewable Fuels Standards originated with the federal Energy Policy Act of 2005 and was extended by the Energy Independence and Security Act in Under the 2007 extension, amounts of transportation fuel from renewable sources must be continuously increased, to reach 36 billion gallons by Though a number of renewable sources are included, in practice the vast majority of renewable fuel comes from ethanol derived from corn. This places production of ethanol from corn in competition with other uses, especially livestock feeding. This is one reason, along with pressures on corn supply and export demand, that corn prices have dramatically increased in recent years. Initially, opposition to using corn for ethanol production came largely from the livestock industry. Also, some scientists reported that production of ethanol from corn can use more energy than is produced. More recently, some consumers have joined the discussion. And the American Council of Chain Restaurants recently estimated RFS increases cost to full-service restaurants by almost $700 million a year and predicts RFS will increase corn prices by 27% by In view of reduced production due to drought, various efforts have been made to get waivers from the RFS standards, which can be allowed under the regulations. Some U. S. senators and representatives, from both farm and non-farm states, have become more active in seeking changes to RFS. Of course, corn farmers generally favor RFS. Time and the political process will tell if there are changes to RFS. Source: (TCFA Newsletter, 6/28/13; downloaded 6/24/13) Beef Cattle Browsing, Dr. Steve Hammack 2013 Rusk County Hay Show Now is the time for hay producers to gather samples for the 2013 Hay Show. The purpose of the program is to provide hay producers with data on the quality of their hay crop. This allows them to make informed decisions when it comes to winter supplementation. What is the cost to enter hay for testing? It costs the producer nothing to participate. Sponsorships from local businesses and the Rusk County Agriculture and Natural Resources committee are taking care of the cost for our Rusk county producers. Hay producers are asked to submit at least a one gallon bag of hay from each cutting they would like to have tested. Mark your calendars now. The deadline to enter hay is September 20 th. Hay can be delivered to the County Extension office located at 113 E. Fordall or you can deliver the samples to participating feed stores in Rusk county. The Rusk County Hay Show is scheduled for Tuesday, October 24th at 6:00 PM at the Rusk County Youth Expo Center.

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6 Hours of operation: Saturdays - 7:00 a.m. until sold out Tuesdays - 3:00 p.m. until sold out Location: Henderson Community Center Parking Lot at Fair Park Locally grown vegetables, herbs, fruits, handmade crafts, jewelry, candles, jellies/jams and brown bag mixes.