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Going for gold in the Ag Olympics

By Julie Tomascik Editor The Olympics: where the best of the best compete for a shiny gold medal. What would the Ag Olympics look like? Well, I have a few ideas… Brisket Stroke Bulls, cows and calves give it their all in the Brisket Stroke. Each one tries to be like the legendary Michael Phelps, [...]

July 31, 2021|Categories: Featured, Texas Agriculture|0 Comments

Hope floats amid South Texas floods

By Julie Tomascik After the blows dealt by 2020, farmers knew 2021 was going to be different. It was going to be a good year. And while many things have gone right, Mother Nature hasn’t played nice. Texas had a wet spring followed by a wet summer. The unusually wet year proved challenging for farmers [...]

July 15, 2021|Categories: Featured, Texas Agriculture|Tags: , |0 Comments

Texas has legenDAIRY status

Have you “herd”? Texas is legenDAIRY! Learn a few dairy good facts on Texas Table Top!

What’s the difference between beef cattle and dairy cattle?

A cow is a cow, right? Not so fast! There are some significant differences between dairy cattle and beef cattle.

June 15, 2021|Categories: Beef, Featured, Texas Agriculture|Tags: , , , |4 Comments

Rain falls across Texas, but is it too much?

By Julie Tomascik Too much. Or not enough. It’s the never-ending challenge with moisture and agriculture. This year is no different. The Lone Star State has faced wild weather in 2021—a winter storm of a lifetime, tornadoes, hailstorms, torrential rains and flooding. And Mother Nature’s latest rain event is challenging some Texas farmers and ranchers. [...]

June 2, 2021|Categories: Drought, Environment, Featured, Texas Agriculture|Tags: , , , |0 Comments