T.J.

Praise Christ| @tamu and @SamHoustonState Alum| TX and CO| Woah to the cow that trips

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Calving season almost wrapped up in CO. Thankful for the recent rain!

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Yearlings are gaining in Lincoln county and rain is in the forecast

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@koinzangreg Have heard that line before😂

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@MichaelCrews6 No we have not. We are considering weaning earlier than normal before heifers could take. Still risk involved for early maturing cattle to get bred and lutalyse is an option.

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@koinzangreg You can still move cattle out of the infected and surveillance area. There are a few requirements in order to do that including inspection, treatment and then reinspection 72 hours later.

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Proactive? Try reactive. The @USDA has known since 2023 that the #screwworm was moving north towards the Darian Gap then into Mexico. Three years later, we still do not have a screwworm production facility operating in Texas. As a Zavala Co rancher, I am extremely disappointed.

[Secretary Brooke Rollins @SecRollins]

We are treating the confirmed case of New World Screwworm in a Texas cattle ranch with the utmost seriousness and are responding aggressively alongside our state partners @TAHC.

USDA's proactive actions bought us nearly a year to prepare, as models had projected New World Screwworm would reach the United States by the summer of 2025. That preparation allowed us to move immediately when this case was detected.

After years of unchecked spread through Central and South America, this devastating pest has now reached the United States. The Trump Administration and USDA acted swiftly, activating our New World Screwworm Response Playbook, establishing quarantines and movement controls, accelerating sterile fly releases, expanding border trapping, and intensifying livestock and wildlife surveillance.

We are using every tool available, in partnership with states, ranchers, and wildlife officials, to eradicate this pest before it can spread and threaten American cattle producers.

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The yearlings, wildflowers and spring green up is here. Thankful for the recent moisture!

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@dbfarms2023 Thank you for the offer. We love to see other operations and it makes it better when there is some blue paint around😂

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@dbfarms2023 Lineup looks great, DB. Going to show dad the old Fords. He’ll be grinning ear to ear.

[Traces of Texas @TracesofTexas]

The Texas A&M marching band in an undated photo. Actually, I have two different dates on this: 1901 and 1913. I'm not sure which is correct but, judging from the Charlie Chaplin-esque man in the black derby, I'm thinking 1913. Whichever one it is, they never played the Aggie War Hymn, since that wasn't adopted until 1920.

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@dbfarms2023 Make sure you are a great nurse because she will remember that after recovery🙏🏼🤣

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@bouta_nt They come in handy gathering cattle in the south Texas brush country. My grandfather first started using them in the 80’s/90’s.

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@dbfarms2023 Merry Christmas from Texas! We are working on our sun tan this Christmas as well.

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@TheDailyCowman You have to find a pila in that county.

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@ArneAlvarado Really neat photographs. How long was the summit?

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@RobTheSlapper Still *climbing👍🏻