By Garrett Metcalf, DVM The horse’s gastrointestinal tract has been plaguing owners and veterinarians for centuries, causing long nights of endless worrying, fear and financial strain. The gastrointestinal tract in horses is far from perfect, [...]

By Michelle Ames Happy New Year. Living in Texas may be hard in August, but our reward is our usually mild winters. Take advantage of these cool days, many of which still require shorts, and [...]

By Corsi Martin We have all seen famous paintings depicting Native Americans mounted on a beautiful horse, overlooking a canyon or another beautiful landscape. The two seem to be much of a pair, and after [...]

By Tony Dean Carolina jointtail grass is a native, warm-season, perennial, rhizomatous grass. It grows between one and three and one-half feet tall. Leaves are between eight and 14 inches in length, with the basal [...]

By Lacey Corbett Do you know why racehorses often wear blinders on the racetrack? They help keep them focused on their own race and not distracted by all that is going on around them. I [...]

By Judy Wade According to the National Cotton Council, in 2017 Texas farmers planted 6,900,000 acres of cotton and harvested 5,500,000 acres yielding 9,270,000 bales. If two north central Clay County farmers are any indication, [...]

By Norman Winter, Horticulturist, Author, Speaker If I told you to let deadnettle liven up your mixed containers, you might think that it is an oxymoron or perhaps I was just a moron, as dead [...]

By Rayford Pullen If you’re ready for 2018 to become a memory, raise your hand. What a wreck for those of us who are at the mercy of the weather and markets to make a [...]

By Jean Stimpson Solitude for the Soul: “The sunsets in Montana are ‘‘take your breath away beautiful,’’ Montana native and rancher Jean Stimpson described this photo. “No picture can do it justice, but what your eyes [...]

Photos and description by Tiffany Thompson My four months in Ghana were filled with so much. It’s been four months of excitement, joy and laughter. Four months of frustration, nervousness and challenges. Four months of [...]

Happy New Year Texas Music Fans! As we turn the corner and say goodbye to 2018, I enjoy looking back at another great year in the Texas Music business. There have been so many great [...]

Photo and story by Lainey Smith When I sat down with the editor of NTFR, we discussed several topics to start a new year of exploration into California Agriculture.Originally, this article would cover how farmers and [...]

By Jessica Crabtree “I pledge my head to clearer thinking, my heart to greater loyalty, my handsto larger service, my health to better living for my club, my community, my country and my world. I [...]

By Michael Newell Nearly everyone has an outdoor type on their holiday list. Over the years my wife has struggled with just what gadget or gizmo I really need to add to my hunting or [...]

By Andy Anderson  Every year hunters enter the woods, quiet and easy so as not to disturb the serenity and stillness, carefully entering the stand or climbing into the tree stand so as not to [...]

By Tony Dean  Illinois bundleflower is a premier native forb that can be found in all parts of Texas, although it is less prevalent in the extreme western area. It is one of the “Big [...]

By Jessica Crabtree 16 When listening to classic Christmas songs, a picture can be painted of a more meager holiday, surrounded by family, friends much like family, simple gifts, but none-the-less radiant faces. J.H. Barwise was [...]

By Dave Alexander Howdy Texas Music Fans! It’s hard to believe that the time has come to celebrate Christmas and say goodbye to 2018. What a great year this has been for all of us [...]

By Judy Wade The Bottom, Hidetown, Fort Griffin Flat and finally just the Flat, this settlement in the level area between the plateau on which Fort Griffin was situated and the Clear Fork of the [...]

By Clay Reid Well, as you see by my headline, it’s another hard day for Clay as a writer. Writing is tough, and it’s even tougher when you’re stupid. No, John Wayne did not say [...]