By Robert Burns, Texas A&M University
Following rains, armyworms marched in and devoured improved pastures and wheat throughout the state. ...
By Blair Fannin, Texas A&M University
Recent rainfall has been beneficial to Texas small grains pastures, and cattle producers may want to weigh their options when marketing calves in 2010, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service economist....
By Daryll E. Ray
One of the pleasures of my job is the opportunity to get out of the office and speak to farm organizations. ...
The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) adopted policy calling for the reaffirmation of the ownership of groundwater as a vested, real property right. ...
By Donald Stotts, Oklahoma State University
Cattle producers looking to maximize the profit potential of their cow-calf herd need to register no later than Oct. 15 to take part in the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service’s 2009-2010 OK Steer Feedout....
By Robert Burns, Texas A&M University
Rain alleviated drought conditions throughout much of the state. However, many regions need considerably more rain to fully recover, according to Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel....
The pain of recent record losses in the U.S. cattle feeding industry will not diminish soon, but tightening supplies could lead to a modest rebound in late 2010, according to agricultural economist James Mintert....
The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation has teamed with Micro Beef Technologies to age- and source-verify the organization’s Integrity Beef Program....
The Texas AgriLife Extension Service has launched the RanchTV online learning center Web site to extend educational resource and information to beef cattle producers via the Internet....
By Ron Smith, Farm Press Editorial Staff
John Malazzo quips that he has too many cows to be a good farmer and too much cropland to be a good rancher....
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