So far, experts and farmers alike are calling wheat harvest 2020 one of the fastest and highest yielding harvests they’ve seen in quite some time; however, the fast pace has not kept High Plains Journal’s All Aboard Wheat Harvest crews from taking time to invite Oklahoma Baptist Homes for Children to their annual field tours. Read more
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South Dakota State Fair open class livestock and static exhibit entries are now open. Exhibit books and entry information can be found online at sdstatefair.com.
The Nebraska Department of Agriculture has confirmed a case of Vesicular Stomatitis in a horse in Buffalo County. The horses on the infected premises have been quarantined. At present time, one additional horse on the premises is also exhibiting VS symptoms. All animals on the infected premises will be quarantined for at least 14 days after the onset of lesions in the last affected animal.
Every year Kansas farmers wage a silent but persistent battle with weeds that rob their crops of valuable moisture and nutrients in the soil and reduce crop yields.
Derrell Peel, Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist, Oklahoma State University, discusses how the beef cattle market adjusts to sudden and gradual changes. It’s based on work he and his graduate student Lauren Bell completed. This video news is provided by Certified Angus Beef LLC and the…
Apache Livestock Auction, Apache, Oklahoma, reported receipts of 2,071 head of cattle selling on June 25, compared to 2,143 head on June 18 and 1,376 head a year ago, according to the USDA-Oklahoma Department of Agriculture Market News, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Every time I've been out in our pastures this year, I look to the heavens and ask God to please bless it with some moisture. "Lord, we’re so dry. Can you please send us some rain?"
As summer grilling season sets in, Americans grab their tongs to take advantage of backyard barbecue opportunities.
Growing up in the 1970s, one of the most magical experiences of summer was a night at the drive-in. The drive-in was a wholesome, communal venue where friends and families gathered, unhurried, unhindered under the warm nighttime sky. Lying back on the hood of the family sedan, movie speakers crackling, popcorn in hand, hanging out at the drive-in was a festive occasion.
A summer weekend isn’t complete until you fire up the grill, but flame-kissed burgers are just the start to an unforgettable meal that celebrates all the best of the season.
Planning snacks you can enjoy with your children is a winning parenting strategy for spending more time together while creating tasty treats.
My mom never had much imagination when it came to what was for dinner when I was growing up. We raised cattle and had our own calves butchered, so that was just about the only protein in our freezer and thus on our dinner plates. For lunch it was spaghetti with meat sauce, next we have taco meat and burritos, one night it was chicken fried steak or on Sundays we’d grill hamburgers and stea…
From Beef Checkoff and Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner., we’re sharing a family friendly recipe that can go from stove to table in minutes. For more beef recipes, visit www.beefitswhatsfordinner.com/recipes.
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