Tag: Agriculture
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Kansas Wheat Crop Takes a Beating
Kansas wheat producers are staring down a tough crop year after a rough mix of drought, freeze damage, disease pressure, and insect problems hit fields across the state. Kansas State University wheat specialists say conditions found during the Kansas Wheat Quality Council Tour showed a crop that started with promise last fall but has struggled…
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Nebraska Feedlot Project Turns Manure Into Energy
A new renewable energy project planned for Central Nebraska is putting cattle manure to work in a different way and could bring new economic opportunities to cattle country. Neogenyx Fuels has announced construction is beginning on a renewable natural gas facility at Adams Land and Cattle near Broken Bow, Nebraska. The project will use manure…
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Virtual Fencing Tour Gives Producers Hands On Look
The University of Nebraska and Iowa State University are teaming up for a two day bus tour in June focused on virtual fencing practices and grazing management technology. The tour will take producers to ranches in Missouri, Iowa and Nebraska where multiple virtual fencing systems are already being used in cattle operations. Day one of…
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Colorado Man Arrested In Horse Theft Case
A Colorado man is facing felony livestock theft charges after Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Rangers say an $8,000 registered Quarter Horse was never paid for following a sale in Northeast Texas. Investigators say 49 year old Edward Schwartz of Sanford, Colorado, was arrested May 17 in Wagner, South Dakota, after a months…
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Hay Supplies Still Strong But Drought Raises Concerns
Hay inventories across the country are still sitting in relatively solid shape heading into summer, but worsening dry conditions in major cattle regions are keeping many livestock producers on edge. New numbers from USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service show May 1 hay stocks came in just over 3 percent below one year ago. Even with…
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Trump Comments Spark New Debate Over Chinese Owned Farmland
Comments from President Donald Trump are stirring fresh debate across farm country after the president defended Chinese purchases of American farmland during a recent visit to Beijing. Speaking during an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity, Trump argued that banning foreign buyers from the farmland market could hurt U.S. farmers financially by reducing land…