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Advocate for agriculture and compete for scholarships

Everyone depends on agriculture in one way or another, but the average person continues to grow further removed from the farm. To bridge this communication gap between the agriculture community and the general public, college students from across the country and invited to come together this fall to do just that. Undergraduate, graduate students, and […]

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Texas wildfire activity trends above normal, resources staged

This year’s fire activity — the number of fire responses and acres burned — is trending above normal. Since January 1, 2022, Texas A&M Forest Service has responded to 1,240 wildfires that burned 497,373 acres across the state, according to a recent release. Triple-digit temperatures and dry conditions are forecast to persist warranting above-normal fire activity to continue throughout the summer. In […]

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CoBank: Economic clouds gathering | Beef Magazine

Effects from the pandemic and Ukraine war continue to reverberate through the global economy. Food and energy prices remain high, though prices for underlying commodities have lost upward momentum as economic fears rise. The drop in commodity prices and recent bond yield inversions are sending up red flags about slowing economic activity and a potential […]

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Benefits of Early Weaning Beef Calves

Long-term drought, May moisture, extreme heat and prevailing southern winds for the past several weeks have resulted in a flash drought. Many Oklahoma cow-calf operations are facing the reality of a depleted forage base right now. One potential solution is early weaning calves. Early weaning calves has the primary benefit of improving cow condition for rebreeding, especially when […]

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Mid-Year Cattle Cycle Update | Beef Magazine

On July 22, USDA-NASS will release the July Cattle report with national estimates of cattle inventories by category along with the first estimate of the 2022 calf crop. With widespread drought conditions continuing in 2022, the focus will certainly be on the female side of the industry in terms of how much beef cow herd liquidation […]

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