breeds — Angus, black baldies and Charolais crosses. They are coming this way. We hope it’s because the market for that type of calf might be better up here.” Livestock auction markets han-
dle a lot of the problems that pro- ducers may not want to handle, or cannot handle because they don’t know how. Geistweidt is active about answering questions and providing information to the pub- lic. “We’re on Larry Marable’s radio show 3 times a week,” he says of the San Antonio-based “Down on the Farm” radio program on KKYX 680. “We’ll get into health issues. Something comes up every week when you’re selling animals. If we are getting a lot of thin animals, we’ll tell everybody they need to be feeding them. If there’s a big price spread in bulls and steers, we can bring it up. We try to keep the
My parents said the fi rst thing you’re supposed to pray about is rain.
listeners up-to-date.” He also helps with educational
programs and fi eld days through the Texas Farm Bureau, USDA Farm Services Agency and with Texas AgriLife Extension Service. What should producers keep in
mind this hot and dry July? “As far as the cattle, we just all need to stay current at these times. In the sum- mer months, people have to stay on top of how old their calves are and they have to sell them so the cow will have time to mend. “That’s a priority in our business.
In my herd, I start calving Aug. 10. On Memorial Day weekend, I sell all my calves. They need to be gone.
That cow has 75 days to heal. Then she’ll be able to raise that next calf. She’ll gain 200 to 300 pounds and will be fat and pretty Aug. 1 and be ready to calve.” In addition to supporting pro-
ducers through advice and out- reach, he’s involved with his state and national trade organizations. Geistweidt is a Livestock Market- ing Association of Texas committee member and serves as a director of the Livestock Marketing Associa- tion (LMA), based in Kansas City. “The infl uence LMA has on national agriculture has really increased in the last few years,” Geistweidt says, crediting a strong national organization staff with developing a good reputation for representing the interests of livestock market owners through LMA. Geistweidt has been a member of Texas and Southwestern Cattle
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