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Spring has sprung and so have the weeds

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By contributing writer Rayford Pullen
While this is an article about cattle, when you are out of grass, you are out of the cattle business in our neck of the woods.
We will talk about cattle at the end of this article. This article deals mostly on how to stay in the cattle business.
On our place, the most important thing we do to produce forage is to control the weeds. If grass cannot get sunlight, it cannot grow.
There is a race going on at times between the grass and weeds for sunlight and unfortunately, the weeds normally win. While we are familiar with “competition from weeds,” we normally think of competition for moisture and fertilizer while the main competition is for sunlight. And for that reason, we need to address that issue first and foremost.
We control our weeds using herbicides. There are lots of different ones on the market, and some last longer than others, and some kill different weeds than others. To read more pick up the May 2014  issue of North Texas Farm & Ranch.

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Ag Elsewhere: Wyoming

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By Tressa Lawrence

Despite some blue skies, March can still bring sub-zero temperatures to Wyoming as calves hit the ground.

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Ag Elsewhere: Montana

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By Lindsey Monk

Welding on some corrals before dark. It’s been a mild winter in Montana so far, knock on wood.

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Land Market Report: January Land Sales

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By Jared Groce

The rural land market in North Texas has had a fairly stale start to the year, with the number of transactions closed being minimal so far. There has been an increase in call volume from buyers, and some are turning into contracts, but I feel like we are still a little slower than we usually are at this time of the year. The “experts” are expecting fewer transactions in 2024 as compared to 2023, and they may be correct, because election years always seem to be slower. Once the election is over, and regardless of who wins, things seem to pick up once again. It is a strange phenomena that just seems to happen every four years.

With the amount of growth that we are currently experiencing here, I do not expect things to get any cheaper. More people means more houses, and they have to have land to build those houses on.

To read more, pick up a copy of the March issue of NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.

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