July 2024

Naturally colored eggs are the result of hybrid crosses of birds. (Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife)
Chickens, Dave Bergmeier, Editors, Livestock, Poultry

WASDE: Broiler production helps boost meat outlook

Latest WASDE report has boosted poultry production and that helped boost the meat outlook, Dave Bergmeier writes. Read More

Aerial view of Green rice paddy field, farming cultivation in agricultural land at countryside. (Adobe Stock │ #502573919 - Mumemories)
Auction Calendar

Auction Calendar June 12 2026

Beef cows and calfs grazing on grass. (Adobe Stock-#349841650 │ William)
Livestock Auction Calendar, Livestock Calendar

Livestock Calendar June 12 2026

A decline in Arkansas cotton acres is part of the story behind the decline in the number of cotton gins (U of a System Division of Agriculture file photo)

Arkansas loses a cotton gin in 2023, reflecting larger trend

  • By Mary Hightower │ U of A System Division of Agriculture
Rain in late May and early June delayed alfalfa harvest for many producers in southwest Kansas. The first cutting like pictured in this field will likely go for grinding hay due to the excess moisture. (Journal photo by Kylene Scott.)

Very light demand with soft prices for hay

Hay bales (U of A System Division of Agriculture courtesy photo by Dirk Philipp.)

State-By-State Hay Summary

Despite record low hay inventories in Texas in 2023, prospects for higher yields this hay season are being fueled by heavy rainfall across major production regions of Texas, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts. (Texas A&M AgriLife)

Area Hay Prices July 27, 2024

Securing your wi-fi newtwork (Photo courtesy of Unsplash - #16969 - Source: eLivingtoday.com)

Securing your network: Creating a safe home Wi-Fi environment

Trent On The Loos

Trent on the Loos and Across the Pond Video Stream July 30, 2024

White loco weed, Oxytropis sericea, catches the late afternoon sunlight in a high mountain meadow. This wildflower has beautiful white blossoms on stalks up to 18 inches high, but it is said to be very toxic to humans and livestock. It is indigenous most of the western United States, from the plains into high mountain areas. (Photo: iStock - chapin31)

Watch out for locoweed: profile of a killer plant

  • By Micah Most │ University of Wyoming Extension
Rice with meat and vegetables prepared in multi cooker (Photo: iStock - Nature, food, landscape, travel)

OSU to have food microbiology workshop