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A supportive team for soil health

A supportive team for soil health

  • Kristen Sindelar

Jay Fuhrer: “Now you have like-minded people to work together for a common goal—regenerative agriculture—which is actually taking the soil and rebuilding it.”

Simple changes make the difference in cooling off cattle

Simple changes make the difference in cooling off cattle

  • K-State Extension news service

K-State beef extension veterinarian provides solutions for managing heat stressed cattle

Flat out wrong

Flat out wrong

  • Glenn Brunkow

"I do not like being wrong. You would think that I would be used to it by now. It happens frequently."

Back on the irons for branding time

Back on the irons for branding time

  • Jaclyn Wilson

"We branded bunch No. 2, and it could not have gone any smoother. There are just four of us branding this year, and it’s like this team has worked together for years."

Interseeding outcompetes weeds, has host of other benefits

Interseeding outcompetes weeds, has host of other benefits

  • Janelle Atyeo

There’s a difference between weed control and weed suppression, according to south central Nebraska farmer Jordan Uldrich. Control is what can be achieved with herbicides. “You’re not stopping the weed,” Uldrich said. “They’re to clean up afterward. Interseeding is weed suppression.”

Screwworm nightmare hits us

Screwworm nightmare hits us

  • American Veterinary Medical Association

Editor's note: New World screwworm was discovered June 3 in a calf in Texas. The pest has moved into the United States, a longtime possible nightmare for livestock owners.

Screwworm confirmed in Texas

Screwworm confirmed in Texas

  • Heather Schlitz, Tom Polansek and Cassandra Garrison Reuters

Experts said an outbreak could cause $1.8 billion in damage to Texas' economy and likely would raise beef prices by shrinking cattle supply.

Screwworm confirmed in Texas

Screwworm confirmed in Texas

  • Heather Schlitz, Tom Polansek and Cassandra Garrison Reuters

Experts said an outbreak could cause $1.8 billion in damage to Texas' economy and likely would raise beef prices by shrinking cattle supply.

Cowgirls chase Cheyenne berths at Buffalo Bill Rodeo

Cowgirls chase Cheyenne berths at Buffalo Bill Rodeo

  • Ruth Nicolaus

For barrel racers, breakaway ropers, the road to Cheyenne passes through North Platte

Take the time to remember, preserve your own history

Take the time to remember, preserve your own history

  • Glenn Brunkow

Memorial Day weekend Jennifer and I made our annual trip nearly around Kansas decorating family graves. I must admit that my family did not do this, but it is one of those traditions that I married into that I like. I am not sure why we did not decorate graves, but we did not.

Bigger cattle may be the industry’s new normal

Bigger cattle may be the industry’s new normal

  • By Chevy-Lynn Vaske, K-State Extension

Today’s beef cattle are bigger than they were a generation ago, and according to Kansas State University experts, that shift may represent more than a passing cycle in the cattle industry.

Long time coming: Cattle to Canada, rain on the ground and remodel progress

Long time coming: Cattle to Canada, rain on the ground and remodel progress

  • Jaclyn Wilson

The rain keeps coming, just a little at a time. There is still a ways to go, but at least some stuff is perking up!

Hope for the future while remembering the past

Hope for the future while remembering the past

  • Paula Peterson

Right this very minute down on the farm, I’m remembering the past, enjoying the present and looking forward to what the future has to bring.

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Producers explore feeding peas to cattle in place of distillers grains

Producers explore feeding peas to cattle in place of distillers grains

From Major General to the farm field

From Major General to the farm field

Ask the right questions about carbon credits

Ask the right questions about carbon credits

Clydesdales: The ‘gentle giants’ of the horse world

Clydesdales: The ‘gentle giants’ of the horse world

  • Ruth Nicolaus

“When I go out to the pasture, they all follow me around. They’ve been referred to as my herd of dogs.”

A herdsman’s claim to AI

A herdsman’s claim to AI

  • Glenn Brunkow

"I still do not think I should have been thrown out of the 'How to use AI' class for showing up with plastic sleeves and a gallon of lube."

Tick disease detected in Nebraska cattle

Tick disease detected in Nebraska cattle

    Producers are urged to watch their cattle herds, especially cattle imported from other states, after Theileria, a tick-borne parasite that affects cattle, was detected in several Nebraska counties. The Asian longhorned tick is the primary carrier responsible for spreading the parasite.

    Buyer beware: Problem cows, accessories sold separately

    Buyer beware: Problem cows, accessories sold separately

    • Jaclyn Wilson

    "A couple fancy ballerina leg raises, and I quickly am fully aware that I’m too old for this junk."

    Back to grass: Focused on conservation, Midwest farmers return cropland to prairie state

    Back to grass: Focused on conservation, Midwest farmers return cropland to prairie state

    • Janelle Atyeo

    Farmers are choosing not to plant their fields to cash crops that require high dollar inputs and bring ever smaller returns. Instead, they’re seeding the land back to the plants that grew before settlers began to turn dirt with plows.

    Moisture opportunities show up on the board in summer forecast

    Moisture opportunities show up on the board in summer forecast

    • By Amy Hadachek, for the Midwest Messenger

    More moisture is indicated for the Central Plains for the last week of May, according to the latest forecast from the Climate Prediction Center issued Thursday, May 21.

    Horse, hope and healing at Heartland Youth Ranch

    Horse, hope and healing at Heartland Youth Ranch

    • Kristen Sindelar

    A central Nebraska woman turned her love of horses into a nonprofit organization, Heartland Youth Ranch, offering hope and healing for the child and families amidst horse riding sessions, summer camps and a women’s retreat in the fall. 

    A hard working, honest man

    A hard working, honest man

    • Glenn Brunkow

    They say things come in three, and I hope that is true. This past week my Uncle Carl passed away unexpectedly. I know God does not give you more than you can handle. I just wish he did not have so much faith in me.

    Healthier soils translate to better beef, human health

    Healthier soils translate to better beef, human health

    • Janelle Atyeo

    Brian Brhel is working to farm closer to nature by growing diverse crops and incorporating livestock on the landscape. He’s fostering soil health, and raising healthy cattle and nutritious beef.

    Finding the right cow size for your herd

    Finding the right cow size for your herd

    • By Chevy-Lynn Vaske, K-State Extension

    K-State beef cattle experts explain economic drivers and how mature cow size may need to be different across segments in the industry 

    Farmers wrap up planting, wait for rain

    Farmers wrap up planting, wait for rain

    • Janelle Atyeo

    “You only get one chance at planting, and if you can control the situation, you go ahead and turn the key or flip the switch and you make conditions right for yourself,” said Jordan Uldrich from his farm in south central Nebraska.

    Tariffs create uneven impacts across U.S. states

    Tariffs create uneven impacts across U.S. states

    • By Chevy-Lynn Vaske, K-State Extension news service

    K-State and national experts discuss how imports and exports shape state-level economic outcomes

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