This time last year farmers still had cotton in the field, and it was so wet that harvesting wasn’t possible let alone getting fields ready for the upcoming year.
This time of the year finds most farmers attending meetings with representatives from seed companies and gathering data on new varieties that might be under...
After two years of excessive rains at harvest time, this year cotton farmers are counting their blessings. They had good weather conditions for...
If you’re a rancher, for the most part, when your calves are ready to be sold, you have to take whatever the market price is at the time you’re selling. Cattle prices have been...
Due to the record breaking wet weather this fall and spring most of the crops in our area were planted much later than normal and gave producers cause to worry about what kind of...
Just like when you’re planning meals for your family, it’s not only important to know how much they’re eating, but also that it’s nutritious.
If you know what grain sorghum is you’re probably familiar with the red colored grain that we see grown in our area. There...
Texas produces more beef than any state in the U.S. and with a grilling season that goes year-round, it’s not surprising that Texas Beef...
The anti-animal agriculture movement began by arguing for animal rights and animal welfare, then moved to food safety, and now the...
For years the Beef Industry has competed with other products as a protein source, whether it was with chicken or pork or fish, and plant based...
The U.S Beef Check-Off Program was started in 1986 as a producer funded marketing and research program that assesses one-dollar per...
Most years you can ask any farmer and he can tell you about something that just wasn’t right weather wise, but last year at harvest time...
The continuous and excessive amounts of rain we received that began last September and carried on through the spring not only prevented a lot...
There’s a myth that’s been perpetuated for several years that all our modern day farms are large corporate farms. The truth is that 97% of all farms are...
Suburbia continues to put pressure on agricultural producers particularly in a state like Texas where agriculture is such an important part of the...
Most ranchers are like dry land farmers in that they depend on whatever rainfall they get to grow their crop, which in a rancher’s case...
On average, one out of every three acres of crops grown in the United States is exported to other countries. Those exports account for about twenty...
Trade talks between the United States and China are expected to dominate the G20 Summit being held in Japan this week. And since U.S. Agriculture has a huge stake in...
