QuailMasters, a series of intensive, hands-on training sessions to help Texans learn more about quail, is back.

Register here: https://www.texas-wildlife.org/resources/events/quailmasters-2022.

02/23/22 - QuailMasters once again takes flight

TFB Radio Network's Carey Martin was in New Orleans last week to talk with Texas farmers at the annual Commodity Classic.

03/14/22 - Texas farmers visit Louisiana for Commodity Classic

Treatment for a foal disease called Rhodococcus Pneumonia may lead to antibiotic resistance in the animals. The disease can lead to pneumonia, fever, intestinal disease and death in foals younger than six months of age.

6/20/22 - Treatment of foal disease may lead to antibiotic resistance

A diagnosis of a mysterious disease has been released.  The disease has killed and sickened dozens of horses in several states, including Texas.

1/16/23 - Diagnosis of deadly horse disease

Forty percent of the Texas cotton crop has now been harvested.

To connect transitioning service members, veterans and military spouses interested in farming and ranching with valuable resources that may help them along the way, the U.S. Department of Agriculture will host a free two day webinar Oct. 31 and Nov. 1. Register here: https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_ca-wK7nzTlmmvZniAmFKKg#/registration.

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza has been found in two domesticated swans along the Texas coast.

10/25/23 - Cotton harvest continues; resources for military, veterans; HPAI in Texas

On this week's program, the weather in the Texas Panhandle this spring has been good for livestock grazing of pastures.  Fertility systems for forage are important for the soil.  Poultry litter is a very good option for producers to apply to their pastures.  Early spring is a good time to fertilize home lawns.  Which product to apply and how much to apply are key to a healthy, good-looking landscape.  The largest man-made wetland in the USA is in Kaufman County in North Texas.  A visit to the John Bunker Sands Wetland Center reveals what the wetland center is accomplishing for the environment.  The TCU Ranch Management program is teaching students a wide array of concepts and skills for those people interested in a career with a ranching operation. 

4/26/25 - Panhandle spring grazing conditions looking good

Registered dieticians are trusted by consumers to help with food and nutrition questions. Amber Pankonin, a registered dietician from Nebraska, says they can also be effective resources on questions related to food production and modern agriculture.

6/30 - Registered dietitians can be trusted resources for agriculture

The Olton Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture celebrated another successful pheasant hunt in early December. The two-day hunt attracted 125 hunters.

12/28 - Olton celebrates another successful pheasant hunt

On this week's program, the domino effect of the health pandemic on the U.S. beef industry will continue for a while until there is more stability in the economy.  Otherwise, cattle sales over the Memorial Day Weekend were good in South Texas.  The is an increasing concentration of summer crops being devoted to silage in the Texas Panhandle.  It is expensive to protect hay from the weather.  Barn storage is the best method of protection.  There are challenges to growing turf grass in shade in Texas.

5/30/20 - Beef industry trickle down impact from COVID-19

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4/26/25 - Panhandle spring grazing conditions looking good

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