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1 Johnson County Office 1 N. Main St., Suite 309 Cleburne, TX Phone: Website: November December 2016 In this issue read: Meet the Agent 2 Private Applicator Training 2 B.I.G. Conference 3-5 Beef Management Calendar 6 JCLAA Jr. Livestock Show 7 Texas AgriLife Extension offer s you practical, how-to education based on university research. Reference to commercial products or trade names or made with the understanding that no discrimination is intended and no endorsement by Texas AgriLife Extension is implied. For more information on any of the articles or activities listed in this newsletter, please contact the Johnson County Office at Justin Hale Justin Hale County Extension Agent Ag. & Natural Resources Registration Fee of $ Please confirm your attendance by contacting the Johnson County Extension Office by December 5 th at (817) or Johnson.agrilife.org. Individuals with disabilities requiring an auxiliary aid or special accommodations in order to participate in this program are asked to contact Justin Hale at Texas A&M AgriLife Extension provides equal opportunities in its programs and employment to all persons, regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating.

2 Page 2 Hello, I wanted to take the time to introduce myself to all the recipients of the Johnson County Ag Producers Newsletter. My name is Justin Hale and I am the new Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent for Johnson County. In this coming year, I plan to have multiple programs addressing various agricultural issues and providing quality information, all while keeping it interesting. I intend to distribute a newsletter every other month with relevant information and events that you can attend and various programs that will be going on in the area. I studied Agriculture Services and Development with a concentration in extension and industries at Tarleton State University, and I am currently working on my Masters degree. While attending Tarleton, I did an internship in Erath County. My family runs a small cow calf operation in East Texas and I enjoy learning about the agriculture industry from people like you that are out making the world turn! My passion is helping people. No matter what the question, I want to find the answer and work to solve your problems! I look forward to meeting and working with each of you for many years to come! Thank you! The 55th Annual Blackland Income Growth (B.I.G.) Annual Conference is scheduled for December 13th & 14, 2016 at the ExtraCo Events Center, 4601 Bosque Blvd., Waco, Texas. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will be offering a Private Applicator Training that begins at 8:00 a.m. on December 14th. This course is available to persons who need to use or supervise the use of restricted-use or state-limited-use pesticides or regulated herbicides to produce an agricultural commodity on: Personally owned property; Rented property; Property owned by his or her employer; Property under his or her general control or Property of another person IF applied without compensation, other than the trading of personal services between producers of agricultural commodities. An agricultural commodity is a plant or animal grown for sale, lease, barter, feed or human consumption and animals raised for farm or ranch work. No license is required to apply general-use pesticides to produce agricultural commodities. The cost of the training is $75 which includes lunch. Testing to complete the licensing process must be arranged by individual participants after the training is completed. All attendees must pre-register by contacting the Hill County Extension Office at by December 8th. Individuals with disabilities requiring an auxiliary aid or special accommodations in order to participate in this program are asked to call at least one week in advance to determine how reasonable accommodations may be met.

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6 Page 6 Beef Management Calendar December Health Calf scours are a winter menace. (Only a small percent of calf scours is caused from too much milk.) Causes are numerous and generally are infectious and contagious in nature. Deworm cattle that have not been dewormed. Control lice with pour-ons, dust bags, Back rubbers, sprays, feed additives or injectables. Nutrition Use supplemental feeding as needed. Utilize any available green winter pasture for cow herd. Limit grazing to 2-hours per day or 2-3 days per week to meet their protein requirements. A wet cow (900-lb. average weight) consuming 18-lbs of average roughage needs the equivalent of 5-lbs of 20% range cubes daily. A dry, pregnant cow needs only 16-lbs of roughage and 1-lb per day of cubes. For fall calving cows to cycle and conceive, they need to be gaining.5 to 1-lb daily. Caution: Immediately before putting out supplemental feeds, make sure that cows are full to prevent grain-overload and/or urea poisoning. This can be accomplished by the feeding of hay. Keep mineral feeders filled and always make sure plenty of clean, fresh water is available. If water source should freeze, remove salt base feeds immediately. Forages Land preparation for spring planting. For high production, top dress grazed small grain pastures. If legumes have adequate growth, begin grazing. Management (Fall calving - Oct. To Nov) If bulls have not had a breeding soundness test, do so. Place bulls with heifers one cycle earlier than mature cows, and breed for 45-days only to insure post-partum rest for heifers after their first calf. Check cows daily for conditions of health, breeding, etc. Record data for herd records. (Spring calving - Feb April 15) Feed dry pregnant mature cows enough to maintain body condition score of 5 or above. Supplement pregnant heifers with energy supplement to keep them on proper growth schedule before calving

7 Page 7 Monday-Saturday, January 9 14, 2017 Sheriffs Posse Fairgrounds 1315 S. Main, Cleburne (Hwy. 171/174-1 mile south of the Courthouse) Last year s County Show & Youth Fair was a tremendous success! This year s show is just a few weeks away--jan. 9-14, with the sale set for Saturday, Jan. 14. The Youth Fair (baked goods, arts and crafts) Sale begins at 12:30 a.m. The Market Animal Sale will kick-off at 1:00p.m.AND, don t forget...the 4-H DC Project Kids will be putting on their annual Buyer s BBQ Lunch starting at 11:00a.m. You can enjoy a delicious lunch of steak tenderloin medallions, Au Gratin potatoes, pinto beans, salad, bread, dessert and tea for just $12. All proceeds from the sale of meals will help send a group of 4-H youth to Washington, D.C. to learn about our nation s capital and American government all while seeing the museums, monuments and sights in the area. The Market Sale will be a Premium sale. A Premium Sale looks and acts very much like the regular auction of the past, however, in the past when a buyer purchased an animal, the buyer assumed ownership of the animal. In a Premium Sale, the exhibitor will retain possession of the animal thereby saving the buyer from having to calculate floor price or market price of the animal. For those buyers that do wish to purchase an animal to keep, the buyer may still make arrangements to purchase an animal directly from the exhibitor. We invite you to join other businesses and citizens in the area to come out and show your support and reinvest in our youth. Call if you have any questions...and, hopefully, we ll see you at the County Show this year!

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