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Land Program Teaches Stewardship
published: August 18th 2010 by: William Pack source: MySA.com
After finishing graduate-level food courses and a farming apprenticeship program in New York, Karen Turner is focusing on a six-course land-stewardship series in San Antonio with dreams of turning her family's small tract near Marion into a dairy....
World Cup Turf Developed By East Texan
published: July 10th 2010 by: Robert Burns source: TAMU Ag Communications
OVERTON -- You might call it a world-class save. To rescue soccer fields being used for the World Cup in South Africa, grounds managers used a turfgrass bred and developed near Overton in East Texas....
Livestock fences should be more than a mental barrier
published: July 9th 2010 by: Robert Wells source: Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation
Everyone has heard the expression “good fences make good neighbors.” This has never been truer than in today’s world. Many counties have closed range laws, meaning that if livestock gets out of a pasture and causes damage such as an automobile accident, the owner of the livestock is liable....
Manure Provides Higher Returns Than Chemical Fertilizer According To Study
published: July 1st 2010 by: Kay Ledbetter source: TAMU Ag Communications
No significant differences in corn yield were found between organic and chemical sources of nutrients, but a Texas AgriLife Research economist said manure generates higher economic returns than anhydrous ammonia....
Feral Hog Birth Control Research Underway
published: June 3rd 2010 source: Associated Press
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — There’s a saying that when a feral hog has six piglets, only eight are expected to survive. That’s no joke in Texas, however, where the 400-pound beasts do an estimated $50 million in damage to crops and property each year....
Potassium essential in pastures and hay fields
published: May 28th 2010 by: Eddie Funderburg source: Noble Foundation
Potassium (K) is an essential element in plants and is considered one of the three macronutrients, along with nitrogen and phosphorus. Its relative amount is analyzed and reported in almost all routine soil samples....
Crop Insurance Hearings Continue
published: May 19th 2010 source: Crop Insurance Professionals Association
LUBBOCK, Texas-The Farm Bill hearings that have been taking place in rural communities from coast to coast hit Lubbock Monday, where Ronnie Holt, chairman of the Crop Insurance Professionals Association (CIPA), testified before the House Agriculture Committee....
The economic potential of alternative nutrient sources for cattle operations
published: April 30th 2010 by: Job Springer
When visiting with cattle producers I often hear that commercial fertilizer is too expensive to purchase for their operations. These comments have come from both cow/calf producers and stocker operators....
Cedar Depletes Soil Moisture
published: April 17th 2010 source: MySA.com
For half a century, Hill Country ranchers have been telling tales of springs bursting from the ground after they removed those allergy-causing, water-sucking Ashe junipers. Now a study on 700 acres owned by the state 40 miles north of San Antonio is giving federal researchers the data to find out just how much water the trees use, and if a massive program to restore grasslands across the Hill Country would result in more water for cities, farms and wildlife....
34-inch high fencing keeps feral hogs out summer and winter
published: April 16th 2010 source: Texas Agri-Life Extension Service
OVERTON - - The second phase of a Texas AgriLife Extension Service study confirmed that it is possible to exclude feral hogs from wildlife feeding stations without limiting access by white-tailed deer....
Texas could see increase in cotton, sorghum acres
published: April 16th 2010 source: Texas Agri-Life Extension Service
COLLEGE STATION – More cotton and sorghum acres than corn could be planted by Texas farmers this year resulting from an upswing in future prices, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service economist....
Weeds-How Does My Pasture Grow
published: April 15th 2010 by: Robert Burns source: TAMU Ag Communications
Beef producers throughout Texas are having problems with cool-season weeds and will likely have problems with warm-season annual weeds as the year progresses, according to reports from Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel....
Cows Like Leaves They Can Wrap Their Tongue Around
published: March 2nd 2010 source: USDA
Lots of leaves growing in easy reach of a cow's tongue means less time and less land needed to raise beef cattle, according to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and DairyNZ (New Zealand) scientists....
Three-day grazing school to address increased challenges in beef production
published: February 19th 2010
OVERTON -- Too little rain, too much rain, high fertilizer prices and a volatile cattle market – both inexperienced and the veteran beef producers will learn strategies to deal with all these scenarios at the Pasture and Livestock Management Workshop set March 30 - April 1, said a Texas AgriLife Research scientist....
Three-day grazing school to address increased challenges in beef production
published: February 16th 2010
OVERTON -- Too little rain, too much rain, high fertilizer prices and a volatile cattle market – both inexperienced and the veteran beef producers will learn strategies to deal with all these scenarios at the Pasture and Livestock Management Workshop set March 30 - April 1, said a Texas AgriLife Research scientist....
Profitable Forage Management Strategies
published: February 11th 2010 by: Troy Smith source: Angus Productions
It’s okay if your cost of production goes up, claims Texas AgriLife Extension Forage Specialist Larry Redmon, as long as your profit margin increases accordingly. However, too many producers are seeing their profits decline or disappear....
New Herbicide Application Method Approved For Managing Sand Shinoak
published: February 4th 2010 by: Kay Ledbetter source: TAMU Ag Communications
Approval of a new application technology for an herbicide known to control sand shinoak will give land managers more flexibility for when and where they treat, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service specialist....
Dealing With Moldy Hay
published: January 22nd 2010 by: Dr. Cathy Bandyk source: Bovine Veterinarian
The conditions during harvest of this year’s corn crop brought a sharp reminder of the potential issues – and even hazards – surrounding moldy feed grain. Strategies for dealing with reduced feed value and mycotoxins are hot topics right now for producers and nutritionists....
Increase Efficiency Of Round Bale Feeding
published: December 29th 2009 by: Trevor Lennox source: SK Swift Current
Winter feed represents the largest single cost on a cow-calf operation. Therefore when looking to reduce the cost-of-production, it is very important to take a long and hard look at winter feed costs. The old saying, “a penny saved is a penny earned” remains very true when feeding beef cattle....
Multi-Paddock Grazing Provides Efficiency And Profits For Ranchers
published: December 23rd 2009 by: Kay Ledbetter source: TAMU Ag Communications
Short grazing periods on multiple paddocks within a pasture can not only restore forage conditions, but also profit margins, according to a Texas AgriLife Research scientist. Dr. Richard Teague, AgriLife Research range ecologist in Vernon, has been studying the benefits of multi-paddock grazing for the past eight years....
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