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Early pregnancy tests are important every year – but this year, they're more important than ever.

On September 2, 2012, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Statistics Service reported that in the state of Missouri remnants of Hurricane Isaac dropped much needed rainfall across the state improving topsoil moisture supplies.

What began as an optimistic year for the American farmer and rancher has quickly turned into doom and gloom. Is there a silver lining in this cloud?

The U.S. Farm Bill impacts agriculture and other matters under the United States Department of Agriculture’s scope of authority. It also has effects on immigration, trade and commerce, energy, and social welfare, to name a few. To Ozarks' farmers, the biggest impact is in direct payments, and the funding available through programs like the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and the Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP).

Few would argue that the state’s cattle industry has experienced a difficult year. Most of the difficulty can be attributed to this year’s widespread drought. The heat and dry conditions have not only ruined forage and pastures, but corn and soybean yields in the key row cropping areas of the U.S. Corn Belt. That has in turn driven corn and soybean prices to record highs this summer. The economic impacts of this year’s drought will be long-lasting.

Many farmers work with tax accountants to minimize or delay taxes. This can be a good money management strategy because delayed taxes are as good as an interest-free loan. 


With forage already scarce, Extension experts advise ranchers to find out what their hay is missing.

Extreme heat can make it difficult for cows to conceive. It can also make them give birth faster.

Backed in a corner because you are low on hay and your pasture is shot? It’s time to think out of the box but there are options.