Farm & Ranch

mRNA Vaccines for Cattle: Fact or Fiction?

Published

2 years ago

June 12, 2023

NTFR

Anybody that has spent any time at all on the Internet, or any social media site, knows how easy it is to “surf” the World Wide Web, find the information you are seeking and to share said information with a quick copy and paste, but how exactly do we separate the “wheat from the chaff” as it were? After all, is “Dr. Google” ever wrong? Just who are those so-called experts that are handing out this information at the speed of light?

As a person born smack dab in the middle of the baby boomer generations, I clearly remember the days of going to a library and using a card catalog to search for the books and various types of information necessary to write a paper or complete any type of project for school/university assignments.

This was done with the confidence of knowing the sources on the topic were already vetted to some degree. Today, people do not even have to leave the house, or their pajamas for that matter, to obtain information. Even my youngest granddaughter, at the age of five and in pre-kindergarten, can easily navigate getting online and finding games, but what she and many others do not know how to do is determine just how credible their sources are.

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Farm & Ranch

Managing Show Cattle Through The Winter

Published

2 weeks ago

December 13, 2024

NTFR

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.

Farm & Ranch

Double M Ranch & Rescue

Published

2 weeks ago

December 8, 2024

NTFR

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.

Farm & Ranch

Acorn Toxicity

Published

1 month ago

November 21, 2024

NTFR

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.