Farm Talk Area Farm & Ranch News

Low-stress cattle management can increase profits and consumer confidence

2010-09-01T09:48:48-05:00

Low-stress management is an option which meets the consumer and the producer needs.

Grandin to speak at OSU seminar

2010-08-24T09:40:36-05:00

Temple Grandin coming to Oklahoma State University on September 15 to speak to the students and public about animal welfare.

Weather encourages menagerie of insects

2010-08-24T09:32:55-05:00

There's quite a collection of insects being found in Arkansas due to the hot weather: armyworms, bollworms, grasshoppers, stinkbugs, tobacco budworms, salt marsh caterpillars, wooly bears, loopers and three-cornered alfalfa hoppers.

SW Center Field Day set Sept. 10

2010-08-24T09:29:39-05:00

Fences, particularly those used in management-intensive grazing systems, will be discussed at the upcoming Southwest Center field day on September 10.

OBC field days aim to educate producers

2010-08-17T09:32:59-05:00

The Oklahoma Beef Council through the beef checkoff program, in conjunction with the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service, the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, is hosting field days in four districts throughout the state to educate beef producers about topics including beef quality, cattle production and handling, consumer demand and methods to increase profitability.

Wheat production and preserving water quality discussed at recent meeting

2010-08-17T09:21:34-05:00

Area producers learned about the 2010 wheat crop and how to plan for next year, as well as how to properly handle poultry litter.

Advances in beef productivity have reduced carbon footprint

2010-08-10T09:31:16-05:00

Jude Capper’s research revealed improvements in nutrition, management, growth rate and processing weights, significantly have reduced the environmental impact of modern beef production and improved its sustainability.

August is Kansas Farmers’ Market Month

2010-08-10T09:22:32-05:00

In support of the state’s farmers’ markets, Governor Mark Parkinson signing a proclamation declaring August Kansas Farmers’ Market Month and August 1 to 7 Kansas Farmers’ Market Week.

Kansas ranch family wins environmental stewardship award

2010-08-03T09:33:20-05:00

Sproul Ranch, owned by Bill and Peggy Sproul, Sedan, Kansas, is a 2010 regional Environmental Stewardship Award winner.

Missouri beef tour slated August 28

2010-08-03T09:27:45-05:00

The 2010 University of Missouri Extension 14th annual Beef Tour is slated for August 28.