I’m sure you’ve read about the VFD. It’s kind of like BVD, bovine viral diarrhea, only VFD is a disease of the bureaucracy. In my opinion, it’s just another in a long line of regulations to fix something that wasn’t broke.

Well, I’ve got another mess on my hands. It’s not life-threatening, but it’s going to be a real joy to clean up. On top of the responsibility to clean up this mess, I have the extra burden of guilt that so often accompanies the scourge of procrastination.

I like a pickup that looks like a truckAnd not like a tropical fish.Or a two-ton poodle with running lightsOr a mutant frog on a leash.

Persistence is the key to a successful long-term pasture weed control program. Land managers are constantly seeking a magic bullet weed control strategy that will allow them to check weed control off the to-do list and never think about it again.

Planting cover crops as a rotational crop to improve soil health has gained a great deal of momentum across the country. Farmers in the upper Midwest have been the leaders in adopting this practice.

So just out of curiosity, can anyone remember a time when cheatgrass did not dominate the Western landscape?

Bred cows vary in value according to a number of factors, including age, quality, weight, stage of gestation, hide color, time of year and location. Research at Oklahoma State University has examined 15 years of auction data in Oklahoma to determine the impact of these factors on commercial bred cow value.

Spring is on its way – and not a moment too soon. Now may be a good time to look at soil fertility, particularly for those that missed fall fertilization due to drought.