Although pastures may look a little greener now that June brought some much-needed rain, ranchers are still battling the effects of all those months when hardly a drop fell. Herds are diminished across the Big Country, in some cases have disappeared altogether, as ranchers worked to downsize. But deciding which cows to keep and which to haul to auction can be a dismal decision for the longtime cattleman.
Ranchers often face a money-loosing proposition every time they begin the culling process.
Part of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association's School for Successful Ranching today at the Taylor County Expo Center will help ranchers ease that culling decision and help earn cattlemen the most for their money. Courses on brush control, wildlife management, vaccination systems and market outlooks also will be offered. The school is offered free of charge, and continuing education credits will be offered. Emergency CRP grazing ends Friday Cattle will have to find other pastures at the end of June, especially if ranchers were grazing on any of their Conservation Reserve Program lands. Emergency grazing on CRP lands ends Friday.