Farm & Ranch
Ranching Down Under – Coal Seam Gas
By Samantha Hall
In recent years coal seam gas has been found under the eastern states of Australia. Exploration and mining of the natural resource has caused a lot of concern amongst communities in affected areas. Coal seam gas is a natural gas found at depths of 300 to 1,000 metres (984-3,280 feet) trapped in underground coal seams.
Unlike conventional gas fields where the gas exists in permeable sandstone reservoirs, coal seam gas is found contained by the underground water pressure in the coal seams.
Coal seam gas is increasingly being used to supply gas to eastern Australia. It is used in everyday home cooking and heating and also to generate electricity. The coal seam gas is extracted from deep under the ground by pumping water out of the coal seam, releasing pressure and allowing gas to escape from the coal into a well.
It is predominantly methane, which is odorless and colorless. At the end of the production cycle, the gas will be chilled into a liquefied natural gas to be used in the production of electricity.
To read more pick up a copy of the July 2017 NTFR issue. To subscribe call 940-872-5922.
By Tressa Lawrence
Babies are tucked away in every nook and cranny. Many ranchers across Wyoming have baby animals popping up all over this time of year.
By Lindsey Monk
Another load of grain in to keep feeding the calves until the green grass can really start popping.
By Rayford Pullen | [email protected]
Spring has sprung and hopefully the rains will continue where our country will heal from the previous droughts and our grasses will thrive. We are especially hopeful for the Panhandle of Texas where our neighbors and friends have been dealt a deadly blow to homes, ranges, livestock, and people. Keep them in your prayers as they will not be able to return to normal for many years if at all. Having lost their ability to benefit from this great cattle market is a double whammy for all of them.
Now is the time of year when we need to take care of business as it relates to our new calves that have been hitting the ground this spring. First and foremost is vaccinating for Blackleg followed by deworming with a white wormer and the IBR complex. Blackleg is a soil-born disease and with pastures extremely short this spring our calves have been grazing the green grass as soon as it shows itself, making them even more vulnerable to picking contaminates from the soil.
To read more, pick up a copy of the April issue of NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
-
Country Lifestyles1 year agoScott & Stacey Schumacher: A Growth Mindset
-
Equine7 months agoThe Will to Win
-
Country Lifestyles7 years agoStyle Your Profile – What your style cowboy hat says about you and new trends in 2017
-
Country Lifestyles4 years agoAmber Crawford, Breakaway Roper
-
HOME7 years agoGrazing North Texas – Wilman Lovegrass
-
Country Lifestyles7 years agoDecember 2016 Profile, Rusty Riddle – The Riddle Way
-
Country Lifestyles8 years agoJune 2016 Profile – The man behind the mic: Bob Tallman
-
Country Lifestyles8 years agoCowboy Culture with Clay Reid – Being a Man