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Forage Planning for the Next Year By Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist The latest Drought Monitor shows that drought is significantly worse now than at the same time last year with 63 percent of the country now ...

Young horses tend to be more individualistic than most classes of equines in their nutrient requirements and how they respond to types of exercise, said Oklahoma State University Extension experts. Healthy growth is a combination of good genetics, nutrition and exercise. Exercise stimulates appetite so the young horse will eat more. ...

Farmers and ranchers should expect the next round of COVID aid in late summer or early fall. Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux tells Brownfield USDA has been conducting a thorough review of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. Read more... 

Source: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department  | April 19, 2021 With more people enjoying the outdoors this spring season, you may start to notice more wildlife in your backyard, neighborhood or surrounding areas. Species including birds, deer and snakes are active this time ...

Electricity outages in Texas could occur again this summer — just a few months after the devastating winter storm that left millions of Texans without power for days — if the state experiences a severe heat wave or drought combined with high demand for power, according to recent ...

Source: USDA ESMIS | April 16, 2021 Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were mostly $2 to $6 lower. Trade was fairly active on moderate to good demand. CME cattle futures struggled this week, closing in the red. Much ...

Source: droughtmonitor.unl.edu Map released April 15, 2021 | Data valid April 13, 2021 This week's drought summary: Last week’s storm system brought heavy rain and thunderstorms to much of ...