Horses are a key part of beef cattle operations across Texas. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Ranch horse program on Aug. 4 kicks off annual beef cattle short course in College Station

Female horse flies can be stubborn, aggressive blood feeders. Reports of the pest have not been high so far, but they are expected to increase in areas that received heavy rains over recent weeks. (Bart Drees/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Livestock, humans at risk of painful bites as horse fly populations increase

Horses not infected with West Nile Virus. (Journal stock photo.)

Equine Infectious Anemia confirmed in Nebraska horse

OSU forage entomologist discusses alfalfa weevils

Terry Stuart Forst to be inducted into the Oklahoma Ag Hall of Fame

The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. (Map courtesy of NDMC.)

Active weather pattern starting to pop up

Cattle that have survived the recent wildfires in the Texas Panhandle are going to need immediate care. Owners should pay close attention to extremities, particularly hooves, udders, testicles, sheaths and soft tissues, such as eyes and muzzles. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Sam Craft).

Cattle surviving the devastating Texas Panhandle wildfires need immediate care

The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. (Map courtesy of NDMC.)

Moisture was mixed bag through the Plains