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Improve pasture management with good paddock design
Pay attention to key factors when setting up grazing systems. If you’ve heard about management-intensive grazing systems in which the animals are moved from one small paddock to another multiple times...
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Beef Cattle Short Course offers live demos, ranch horse program
New chute-side pregnancy test to be among demonstrations during Aug. 2-4 eventEducational lectures and live demonstrations await cattle industry members who attend the 67th annual Texas A&M Beef...
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Nation’s largest sheep and goat expo set Aug. 20-21 in San Angelo
Registration open for Texas A&M’s Texas Sheep and Goat Expo The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s 2021 Texas Sheep and Goat Expo will run Aug. 20-21 at the First Community Credit Union...
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7 Ag stories you may have missed
From wildfires in the west to the dairy industry, we are bring you 7 ag stories you will want to catch up on this weekend. Let's face it, it's been a long week. And you may need a quick catch up on...
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American ingenuity leading the way through 2021 drought
AFBF survey assesses how farmers and ranchers are dealing with drought. With intensifying drought conditions across the American West, Southwest and Northern Plains, AFBF designed and distributed a...
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Forage field days feature forage rotations, research results
Forage field days will demonstrate the multiple benefits of annual forage rotations. Incorporating a summer annual into the crop rotation provides much-needed summer slump grazing while using minimal...
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Tips for late-summer forage establishment
Late summer provides an opportunity to establish forages or interseed forage crops into poor stands, if moisture is available. Mother Nature doesn't always cooperate in the spring during the window...
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Cattle producers given non-lethal wolf deterrence grants
The WSDA has awarded $397,440 to the Cattle Producers of Washington. The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) has awarded the Northeast Washington Wolf-Livestock Management grant to a...
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Weeds a widespread problem in Texas croplands
Texas Crop and Weather Report – July 27, 2021 Out-of-control weeds are the latest challenge to hit Texas producers among the negative effects related to untimely rains since late spring, according to...
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Western Rangeland Livestock Center receives funding
Partners will get $3 million per year for five years for the establishment of the center. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Montana State University...
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How to make water: Saving, reusing can extend resources
When water is limited, the first thing to consider is how to better conserve the water that you have. Then, investigate alternative water sources. Low precipitation and heat continue to dry out the...
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U.S. Premium Beef will receive Don L. Good Impact Award
USPB will be recognized at the seventh annual Kansas State University Animal Sciences and Industry Family and Friends Reunion on Oct. 15. U.S. Premium Beef (USPB), a grassroots producer-based...
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I overheard what weaned calves talk about when not bawling for mamas
Does being able to see mama make it better or worse? For weaned calves within eyesight, they say it’s worse. Somewhere between a slightly spirited jazz concert and the most perturbed of the Jurassic...
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Farm-to-Table Beef Series set for August in Amarillo
Attendees will learn about the breeding, feeding, finishing, shipping, harvesting, packaging and nutrition of beef products. The Farm-to-Table Beef Series, hosted by the Texas A&M AgriLife...
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Gudmundsen Sandhills Laboratory plans open house
A variety of educational sessions, activities, demonstrations and exhibits are planned Aug. 25. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Gudmundsen Sandhills Laboratory at Whitman will host its 22nd annual...
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Forage mixes a win-win for some growers
Three dairy farmers talk about their experiences implementing a continuous double-crop system. With already limited acres, not to mention environmental pressures, some dairy producers are finding that...
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Can we keep U.S. ag competitive with public research funding?
Q&A with K-State’s Dean of Agriculture Ernie Minton about public research funding needs. Public investments in food and agricultural research have arguably not only led to a secure food supply for...
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Minnesota trucking regs waived due to drought
Minnesota FSA provides list of resources for drought-challenged farm businesses. With 14 drought-stricken Minnesota counties placed under USDA’s primary agricultural disaster designation, Minnesota...
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Cattle seized for cruel treatment returned, case dismissed
Tiffany Lashmet discusses a case involving the immediate seizure and return of cattle in Goliad County in her latest Texas Ag Law Blog. A recent situation involving the immediate seizure of cattle in...
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Beltrami SWCD explores options to help farmers during drought
Possible funds are limited to projects that impact water quality, unless lawmakers step in and decide otherwise. At a recent board meeting, supervisors with the Beltrami Soil and Water Conservation...
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