As families transition from the school year to summer schedules, this is also the time of year that spring-calving cows head to pastures with their calves and bulls for the start of the breeding season.
Will Corman and his wife Brenda are big-picture thinkers and want to make a difference in the industry and their community. Sharing his experience with conservation programs is just one example of how they are giving back.
"We discovered May is a popular wedding month. Another couple was celebrating their eighth wedding anniversary the same day."
"We finished the 1,031-mile trip bone weary but shocked that we made it and even made it on time for everything."
Season-long adjustments can shore up crop prospects, even when crops go in late
In terms of gardening, I consider myself “green” yet.
CORN! It's all in the ground at least. It sure has been a wild spring, and it feels good to have all the corn crop in the ground for now. It's a big hurdle we jumped over and even fell on our faces a few times. With all these heavy rains, the areas with ponding on our bottom ground don't loo…
Warm-season annuals or summer annual grasses such as sorghum, sudangrass and sorghum-sudangrass hybrids grow best in Nebraska when soil temperatures are about 60°F (usually in late May to early June). In contrast, pearl millet, foxtail millet and teff grass seeding dates are usually delayed …
CORN! It's all in the ground at least. It sure has been a wild spring, and it feels good to have all the corn crop in the ground for now. It's a big hurdle we jumped over and even fell on our faces a few times. With all these heavy rains, the areas with ponding on our bottom ground don't loo…
The last few days have been frustrating. Just about the time it gets dry enough to plant, we get another rain.
Here's a list of livestock auctions coming up in the area.
Alfalfa weevil continues to be an issue this year, with recent population peaks and feeding damage observed in central Nebraska. Nebraska Extension urges alfalfa producers, particularly in central and western Nebraska, to scout for this pest.
"I hope their enthusiasm for working cattle continues as they get older. I thought we were going to have to break up a brawl as they fought over who got to push calves to the cradle."
"Getting to share our farm with baseball players, journalists, students and their families and teachers means the world to me."
The Iowa Beef Center at Iowa State University was established in 1996 with the goal of supporting the growth and vitality of the state’s beef cattle industry. It comprises faculty and staff from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Colleg…
Yellow-green patches in a pasture might look pretty for the uninitiated, but the tell-tale bloom of leafy spurge is not a spring sight many of us want to see.
Pastures can be thought of in the same light as bank accounts. If an account holder withdraws a lot of money early in the year, then they’re left with nothing to spend on essential things down the line.
Geneva Ag Safety Day highlights electrical, ATV safety and healthy eating
In a week the 26th annual Nebraska Cattlemen’s Ball will kick-off in Scotts Bluff County, placing the spotlight on Schiff Farms near Minatare, Nebraska June 7 and 8.
In the spirit of entrepreneurship, two former Nebraska state FFA officers are living their dream, running a bakery, cafe and catering events in southwestern Nebraska.
This week Jennifer and I become real empty-nesters. For the first time in over 20 years, we do not have a child in school.
Here's a list of livestock auctions coming up in the area.
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