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Rainfall events deliver mixed conditions
Texas Crop and Weather Report – May 25, 2021 Rainfall events over the last 30 days improved soil moisture levels for drought-stricken parts of the state but also left standing water and soggy,...
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K-State Animal Sciences students receive honors
Kansas State University Animal Sciences and Industry students are recognized for their academic achievements. The Kansas State University Department of Animal Sciences and Industry announced...
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Here’s the near-term outlook for livestock prices
Cattle, hogs, dairy experience volatile price action but re-opened restaurants, grill season help demand. The volatility being seen across commodity markets is also being found within the livestock...
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U.S. ag exports forecast to jump 21%
Chinese demand, higher commodity prices and reduced foreign competition contribute to export forecast. U.S. farm exports are projected to set a record in 2021, according to the latest information from...
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Senate ag leaders promise cattle market hearing
Momentum building for a bipartisan solution on price and supply issues vexing cattle market. During a Senate Agriculture Committee nomination hearing for USDA’s top legal counsel, the issue of the...
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Researchers have hands full with spring lambs
With just under 600 sheep living permanently at a Western research ranch, lambing has been a little hectic. Throughout a Montana spring, baby livestock become a welcome feature on the landscape, with...
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Developing a Drought Management Plan seminar set for June
50% of Texas remains in some stage of drought. The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host a Developing a Drought Management Plan meeting for producers in the Roberts County area June...
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Oregon's CAFO panel has an opening
CAC meetings are held three times a year on the second Thursday of April, July and October. The Oregon Department of Agriculture’s Confined Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) Program has an open...
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2020 Kansas net farm income averages $167,894
The Kansas Farm Management Association says net farm income was boosted by rising grain prices and government payments. 2020 could have been a lot worse for Kansas farmers. The Kansas Farm Management...
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Call Hall Dairy Bar dishes up smiles at K-State
For 57 years. the Dairy Bar at Kansas State University has been a delicious stop for field trips and families. It’s the last stop on the Kansas State University campus tour for potential students and...
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Another legal attack on large-scale livestock farms
Despite ag stormwater runoff exemption, yet another environmental group takes EPA to court. Food and Water Watch filed a legal petition May 20th against EPA in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals over...
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Farm Bureau’s Duvall comes to Kansas to discuss policy agenda
American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall talks policy on environment, infrastructure, taxes and other issues with Kansas members. Environmental stewardship is the hot topic of...
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Manage multiflora rose effectively in spring
One of the best times to treat multiflora rose is when plants have fully leafed out in the late spring. Multiflora rose (MFR) is a common weed in pastures, Conservation Reserve Program acres, timber...
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NMSU lab examines broader impacts of pesky flies
Lab researchers are studying how rangeland cattle growth and reproductive performance are influenced by horn flies, the number one pest for cattle. Rather than looking at flies as one of the worst...
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Calif. seeks input on Prop. 12 implementation
A 45-day public comment period began May 28. A 45-day public comment period for proposed regulations to implement 2018's Proposition 12 began May 28 and ends July 12, 2021. The California Department...
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Kansas Corn STEM launches Summer Scientist Program
Kansas Corn sends out 685 kits to teachers across the state for continued STEM learning. Kansas Corn is keeping the STEM education going this summer with its new Summer Scientist Program.The program...
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Early freeze, late rains challenge watermelon production
Texas Crop and Weather Report – June 2, 2021 Winter Storm Uri and subsequent cool, wet weather have made the 2021 growing season tough on Texas watermelons, but decent prices are helping producers,...
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Wolf-livestock management grants available in Washington
Applications must be submitted to WSDA by 5 p.m., Thursday, June 10. The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) is now accepting applications for the Northeast Washington Wolf-Livestock...
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Montana’s Gianforte presses DOJ on meatpacker probe
'Decades of consolidation in meatpacking has significantly limited the options that producers have,' he said. In a joint-letter with governors from South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and...
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UNR projects providing insights into crops, livestock
University's research centers studying wool, sorghum, cactus production. At a ranch in Eureka, Nev., researchers are breeding a unique species of sheep well-adapted to the harsh Great Basin...
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