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My Farm Radio App

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By Jessica Crabtree 

The year is 2016, and by this point modern technology has advanced agriculture far beyond most farmer’s and ranchers wildest dreams. There is GPS in tractors, touch screens and much more.

Emerging technology implemented in recent years include mobile computing, 4G networks you can take along to ensure strong internet connection and telematics technology that allows you to check where each farm vehicle is, the fuel level, amount of crops harvested with it, product applied and even when the vehicle is near breakdown.

Other technology includes mini chromosome technology to identify corn traits, highly efficient ethanol production, drought resistant traits in crops, biologicals which are advances in pest control and growth enhancers, RFID technology that stands for radio frequency identification to indentify livestock, soil crop sensors to read plant health, water needs in the crop and nitrogen levels in the soil and electronic drive systems where tractors, sprayers and other farm vehicles generate electric power to run auxiliaries and attachments.

By this day and age most flip phones have been replaced by smart phones; however, a few still exist. A larger majority of farmers and ranchers were brought into the smart phone movement kicking and screaming; however, over time I would be willing to bet they see how beneficial the phone is, enabling access to the internet, allowing a plethora of knowledge and so much more. To read more pick up a copy of the September 2016 NTFR issue.

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Managing Show Cattle Through The Winter

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By Heather Welper

Husband and wife duo, Heather and Calvin Welper, are the Co-Owners and Operators or Two C Livestock, located in Valley View, Texas.

The pair’s operation has a show cattle focus where they raise and sell purebred heifers of all breeds and club calf Hereford steers.

When it comes to show cattle, the Welpers know a thing or two including how to prepare for the cold winter months and the Texas major show season run.

To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.

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Double M Ranch & Rescue

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By Hannah Claxton, Editor

As the sun rises each day, so do the dozens of mouths that Meghan McGovern is responsible for getting fed. Rather than the sounds of a rooster crowing, McGovern hears the bellows and bleats of a variety of exotic deer, the chortle of kangaroos, the grunts of water buffaloes, and the chirps of a lemur.

Nestled against the banks of the Red River, the Double M Ranch and Rescue, with its high game fences and deer sprinkling the landscape,s its in stark contrast to the surrounding ranches.

“Having deer is kind of like eating potato chips- you can never actually have just one,” said McGovern with a laugh.

McGovern has several herds to take care of- fallow deer, axis deer, water buffalo, goats, and bison. In smaller numbers, there’s also a few kangaroos, a lemur, a potbelly pig, a pair of zebras, a watusi, and a few horses.

To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.

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Acorn Toxicity

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By Barry Whitworth, DVM, MPH

With the prolonged drought, most pastures in Oklahoma end up in poor condition. With the lack of available forage, animals may go in search of alternative foods.

If oak trees are in the pastures, acorns may be a favorite meal for some livestock in the fall. This may result in oak poisoning.

Oak leaves, twigs, buds, and acorns may be toxic to some animals when consumed.

To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.

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