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Grazing North Texas – Engelman’s Daisy
By Tony Dean
After another month or two of cold weather, we will begin to see some of the native wildflowers appearing on the countryside. A few of these spring flowers are perennials, like Engelmann’s daisy, and come back from the roots year after year. Engelmann’s daisy grows from a very large stout taproot making it very drought resistant.
Forbs are an important part of our grazing land production, especially perennial forbs like Engelmann’s daisy. Engelmann’s daisy is one of the “big four” of native perennial forbs in Texas. The other three include Maximillian sunflower, bush sunflower and Illinois bundleflower.
Engelmann’s daisy, also called Cut-leaf daisy, produces a winter rosette, or small growing point, on the soil surface during winter months. Later in the spring and early summer, several branches grow from the winter rosette and can reach height and width of three feet at maturity.
Branches and leaves are covered with stiff hairs. Leaves are mostly basal, eight” to 12” long, and deeply lobed. The yellow flowers have eight petals. Flowers open in late afternoon and bloom through the night but fade during the hottest part of the day.
To read more pick up a copy of the 2017 February NTFR issue. To subscribe call 940-872-5922.
By Krista Lucas Wynn
Each year, when the professional rodeo season wraps on Sept. 30, the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and Women’s Professional Rodeo Association announce the Nutrena Horse of the Year, presented by the American Quarter Horse Association, in each event. This is a prestigious award, voted on by the members of the associations. To be named Horse of the Year by fellow competitors is a high honor only a few achieve.
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.
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.
By Tony Dean
Snow on the Mountain is an annual forb that is part of our landscape almost every year.
It is adapted to most of Texas and grows north to Montana and Minnesota and south to Mexico.
Although is seems to be most adapted to clay soils, this plant can be found on a wide variety of soil and moisture conditions.
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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