Health & Science
Hundreds Of Texans Are Ingesting Livestock Dewormer To Prevent COVID-19 — Against FDA Advice
Posted on · Despite a warning against ingesting ivermectin, the product is sold out at ranch and feed stores.
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The U.S. Can’t Really Know If Farmers Are Cutting Back On Antibiotics, GAO Says
Posted on · New FDA rules limit how farmers can give antibiotics to animals raised for meat. But a Government Accountability Office report says the FDA doesn't collect the data to know if that policy is working.
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Houston Rodeo Behind The Scenes: Longhorns And Homework
Posted on · The Zarsky brothers make raising longhorns look easy.
Houston Matters
Hanging Out at The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
Posted on · The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo heads into its second week. In just its first five days, the annual event has drawn more half a million visitors to events ranging from calf roping, to mutton busting, to the carnival and numerous big-name musical acts. We sent Michael Hagerty to the rodeo to talk to some […]
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There Weren’t As Many People At The Rodeo This Year But Officials Are Still Pleased
Posted on · This year's attendance was the third-highest on record.
Houston Matters
Previewing the 2014 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
Posted on · The 2014Â Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, which kicks off next week, is a lot of things. The month-long celebration at Reliant Park promotes livestock and farm products, offers a venue for research and education within the livestock industry, a wide variety of 4-H events, includes the largest rodeo in the world, and a month […]
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A Rodeo Preview and The Good the Bad and the Ugly of Houston News: Houston Matters for Friday, February 28, 2014
Posted on · The 2014 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, which kicks off next week, is a lot of things. The month-long celebration at Reliant Park promotes livestock and farm products, offers a venue for research and education within the livestock industry, a wide variety of 4-H events, includes the largest rodeo in the world, and a month […]
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Texas Ranchers Brace For New Cattle ID Rules
Posted on · In Texas, the largest cattle state, branding cows with a symbol like the "Rocking R" is practically a cultural necessity. But state and federal regulators are keener on another form of identification — ear tags — that's easier to standardize. Cattlemen have some qualms about the changes — and they say branding isn't going away anytime soon.