Even though Romulo Lollato had traveled more than 9,000 miles and 30 hours away, he ended up in a climate and wheat-producing region that looked almost exactly like the one he had just left in Kansas.
- from K-State Extension news service
It’s county fair season, and while local events are a great way to enjoy the sun and time with friends, heat can be an invisible fun bandit for livestock.
- Janelle Atyeo
In an effort to control weeds and build healthy soils, south central Nebraska farmer Jordan Uldrich interseeded his corn rows with a cover crop mix.
- By Chevy-Lynn Vaske, K-State Extension
Cattle experts say this time of year is particularly important for making sure cattle have access to clean water
- Kristen Sindelar
Jay Fuhrer: “Now you have like-minded people to work together for a common goal—regenerative agriculture—which is actually taking the soil and rebuilding it.â€
- K-State Extension news service
K-State beef extension veterinarian provides solutions for managing heat stressed cattle
- Janelle Atyeo
There’s a difference between weed control and weed suppression, according to south central Nebraska farmer Jordan Uldrich. Control is what can be achieved with herbicides. “You’re not stopping the weed,†Uldrich said. “They’re to clean up afterward. Interseeding is weed suppression.â€
- from Brevant
The key to overcoming this foliar disease is understanding it, agronomists sayÂ
- American Veterinary Medical Association
Editor's note: New World screwworm was discovered June 3 in a calf in Texas. The pest has moved into the United States, a longtime possible nightmare for livestock owners.
- Heather Schlitz, Tom Polansek and Cassandra Garrison Reuters
Experts said an outbreak could cause $1.8 billion in damage to Texas' economy and likely would raise beef prices by shrinking cattle supply.
- By Chevy-Lynn Vaske, K-State Extension
Today’s beef cattle are bigger than they were a generation ago, and according to Kansas State University experts, that shift may represent more than a passing cycle in the cattle industry.
- Ruth Nicolaus
“When I go out to the pasture, they all follow me around. They’ve been referred to as my herd of dogs.â€
Producers are urged to watch their cattle herds, especially cattle imported from other states, after Theileria, a tick-borne parasite that affects cattle, was detected in several Nebraska counties. The Asian longhorned tick is the primary carrier responsible for spreading the parasite.
- Janelle Atyeo
Farmers are choosing not to plant their fields to cash crops that require high dollar inputs and bring ever smaller returns. Instead, they’re seeding the land back to the plants that grew before settlers began to turn dirt with plows.
- By Amy Hadachek, for the Midwest Messenger
More moisture is indicated for the Central Plains for the last week of May, according to the latest forecast from the Climate Prediction Center issued Thursday, May 21.
- Kristen Sindelar
A central Nebraska woman turned her love of horses into a nonprofit organization, Heartland Youth Ranch, offering hope and healing for the child and families amidst horse riding sessions, summer camps and a women’s retreat in the fall.Â
- Janelle Atyeo
Brian Brhel is working to farm closer to nature by growing diverse crops and incorporating livestock on the landscape. He’s fostering soil health, and raising healthy cattle and nutritious beef.
- By Chevy-Lynn Vaske, K-State Extension
K-State beef cattle experts explain economic drivers and how mature cow size may need to be different across segments in the industryÂ
- Janelle Atyeo
“You only get one chance at planting, and if you can control the situation, you go ahead and turn the key or flip the switch and you make conditions right for yourself,†said Jordan Uldrich from his farm in south central Nebraska.
- By Chevy-Lynn Vaske, K-State Extension news service
K-State and national experts discuss how imports and exports shape state-level economic outcomes
- Kristen Sindelar
Ag-focused research is coming to the heartland of agriculture with the organizational restructuring of certain parts of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
- Marianne Stein University of Illinois
Conservation tillage practices, such as no-till and reduced till, are critical for sustainable agriculture, and they are gradually becoming popular with farmers across the Midwest. Monitoring tillage usage can provide insights into soil health, water levels and nutrient loss, as well as guid…
- Kristen Sindelar
While restoring this stripped ground into a native mecca for his herd of bison in southwestern Nebraska, Darrel Meister has come to this conclusion: “It’s always easier to work with nature than against her – more economical as well.â€
- By Kameron Jutten of Palisade, Neb.
"Branding is not the most exciting job, but it goes a lot better when you have a few friends helping push calves."
- Janelle Atyeo
Uncertainty over the war in Iran and its impact on fuel prices prompted south-central Nebraska farmer Jordan Uldrich to buy diesel in bulk.
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