Livestock & Forage Management Program set for Thursday June 2
1112 E California St
Gainesville
TX 76240
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Cooke County would like to invite you to our Livestock & Forage Management Program on Thursday June 2, 2016 from 8am to 1:00pm. Program will be held at the Landmark Bank Center with plenty of parking at the corner of Morris and Main streets just south of the Bank. This is will be a great program for all producers with topics on Management Strategies to Increase your Bottom Line and Mineral Supplementation, What’s Right for your Operation, presented by Dr. Jason Banta, Texas A&M Beef Cattle Specialist. Dr. Vanessa Corriher Olson, Texas A&M Forage Specialist, will present topics on Soil Fertility and Weed Control in Pastures and Hay Meadows. They have a wealth of knowledge in their areas of expertise and it is always a great learning experience when you get to hear them speak, so don’t miss this opportunity to gather some knowledge to benefit your operation. Cost will be $15 with a meal sponsored by the Cooke County Ag Advisory Committee and catered by Joanie Wyrick. 2 CEU’s will be given for Private Pesticide Applicators.
You may pre-register by May 31 by calling the Cooke County AgriLife Extension Office at 940-668-5412 or send an email to [email protected] as we need an accurate meal count for lunch.
Country Lifestyles
A Mountain Out of a Molehill
1112 E California St
Gainesville
TX 76240
By Nicholas Waters
As winter plods along – come Spring and gopher mounds – homeowners and farmers find themselves playing a familiar song – fiddling while Rome is burning.
Let’s make a mountain out of a molehill. Those mounds on your lawn and pasture could be moles, but they’re more than likely gophers; Plains Pocket Gophers to be pragmatic – Geomys bursarius to be scientific.
These rodents dig and chew, and the damage they can do goes beyond the mounds we mow over. Iowa State University cited a study in Nebraska showing a 35 percent loss in irrigated alfalfa fields due to the presence of pocket gophers; the number jumped to 46 percent in decreased production of non-irrigated alfalfa fields.
The internet is replete with academic research from coast-to-coast on how to curtail gopher populations, or at least control them. Kansas State University – then called Kansas State Agricultural College – also published a book [Bulletin 152] in February 1908 focused exclusively on the pocket gopher.
To read more, pick up a copy of the April issue of NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
Country Lifestyles
When A City Girl Goes Country
1112 E California St
Gainesville
TX 76240
By Annette Bridges
Everyone needs a room with a view that makes their heart happy. My honest favorite panorama would be either the mountains or the ocean. I have yet to convince my hubby to make permanent moves to either, although he does enjoy the visits as much as I do.
The location of our house on our ranch does not provide the expansive field of vision of our land that I would enjoy. So, I have created a room decorated and furnished in a way that gives me smiles, giggles, and a wonderful peace-filled feeling when I am hanging out in it. I am in that place right now writing this column. I am in a lounging position with my computer in my lap on the chaise that was once my sweet mama’s. I had it reupholstered this year to give it a fresh look.
To read more, pick up a copy of the April issue of NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
Farm & Ranch
Ag Elsewhere: Wyoming
1112 E California St
Gainesville
TX 76240
By Tressa Lawrence
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