Excuses for Keeping Culls

Body I try not to make this column too educational but sometimes there is a need that can’t be ignored. When ranchers and cowmen work their cowherd, they are often under pressure to cull cows that they have developed a peculiar fondness for.

Corrections & clarifications

Body Our “Harvest Continues” feature in the issue of Sept. 16, 2021, contained two errors of fact. Although we made revisions in our online and website editions, these remain in print.

It’s the time of year for Tailgate Fondue

Body You may have heard about the recent trend of preparing queso on the grill, or in the smoker. I can’t think of anything I’d like better for tailgating, or autumn barbecues than a bubbling tray of ooey-gooey cheesy dip.

Gathering bois d’arc trivia

Body Everything is searchable. Not everything is findable. Don’t quote me. I’m misusing the word “searchable.” I’m still right. You can search for anything, but sometimes you won’t find it, not even via the Internet. My new hobby is gathering non-Internet knowledge.

Thank you, Eleanor Roosevelt

Body I come from a family of fans. We are sports fans, music fans, history fans. Sometimes we fan family, as with our beloved Uncle Clifton, who just turned 95. By fans, I mean passionately-consumedand-verging-on-stalking fans.

Abbott calls third special session for Sept. 20

Body AUSTIN—Gov.

Feedlot Heroes

Body Now and then I get to thinkin’ I should quit this feedlot job. Go and ride with Buster, what’s-his-name, his Texas wagon mob. Maybe move to old Montana, wear them bat wings for a while Or do California day work in the old vaquero style.

More than 600 new laws in effect

Body TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION AUSTIN—More than 600 new laws signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott went into effect Sept. 1.

Livestock brands expired Aug. 31, owners must reregister with county clerks

Body Branding every year is a tradition on most livestock operations. But another tradition of sorts takes place with those branding marks — every 10 years they must be registered with the county clerk where they are used. Pursuant to Texas Agriculture Code Section 144.

The Producer Meeting

Body When you take a seat in the waiting room of a veterinary clinic, a feedlot office or an animal health store, you occasionally notice a body sitting there who looks out of place. They are often dressed in a more formal attire than most clientele.