Money, Money, Money
The 2012 Farm Bill has not yet been written, according to Lorna Tlowman, Missouri USDA Farm Loans Department, but there is a tremendous amount of speculation that it will include an expanded youth loan program geared to help new farmers and young farmers get started in the agriculture business.
Stacking the Odds with AI
Cattlemen know genetic change is a slow process, especially when compared to other species.
Making a Folding Saw Horse
Wrestling your project around on the ground is rarely practical and trying to hold something large like a door or a sheet of plywood while sawing is dangerous. Makeshift platforms are often flimsy or uneven. A cheap and simple solution to this problem is a good set of sawhorses.
Diet and the Hooves
The owner plays a vital role in the overall health of the horse. They are solely responsible for their diet and the nutrition of the animal. The wild horse roams the countryside to find what he needs, but domestic horses are confined to pastures or stalls. If the pastures aren’t adequate the horse suffers, so the owner needs to have a basic knowledge of what the horse needs.
Common Sense Grazing
"The cows are feeding themselves and spreading manure," said Mike Meyer, Monett, Mo.
Forage Fix
As 130 producers and program sponsors from Arkansas, southwest Missouri, northeast Oklahoma and Texas convened for the 13th annual Quality Forage Bermuda Hay program, a common topic was the impact of fertilizer prices and weather.
Advocating for Beef
Farming has long been known as the ‘backbone’ of America. But the anti-animal agriculture activists have put a strain on the beef industry.
Cash for Your Dead Livestock
It was a terrific but deadly lightning show when massive bolts of energy lit up the skies in a dramatic storm a few days before Labor Day in 2010. Forty head of cows huddled in the open on Noel and Wendal Rogers’ farm near Rogersville, Mo. The next morning singed hair on five dead cows and heifers told the story.
Advocating for Beef
Farming has long been known as the ‘backbone’ of America. But the anti-animal agriculture activists have put a strain on the beef industry.
Managed Grazing
"The cows are feeding themselves and spreading manure," said Mike Meyer, Monett, Mo.
