Livestock
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Even though the tragedy of Hurricane Harvey is still ongoing and heartbreaking, I did want to share some stories about the impacts of Harvey so far that I have seen in the media. This is not by any means a complete list but just a sampling of the effects the storm has had on farmers.…
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I’m pleased to present a guest blog post from former NWS hydrologist John Feldt of Blue Water Outlook, discussing the impact of Hurricane Harvey on agriculture across the US. Tomorrow I will look at news reports on impacts of Harvey’s rainfall on agriculture across Texas. Past Rainfall Totals To date, rainfall associated with Harvey has…
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As Hurricane Harvey churns towards the central Texas coast, farmers there are trying to do what they can to prepare for the winds and massive inland flooding they are expected to experience, moving herds to higher ground and stashing feed where they think they might need it. Power in some places may be out for…
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CLN/ANREP-CSI Webinar: Register Now ! The Cattle Comfort Advisor: a Tool for Managing Heat & Cold Stress Albert Sutherland Oklahoma Mesonet Agriculture Program Coordinator Oklahoma State University Assistant Extension Specialist Thursday, September 7, 2017 at 3:00pm EDT Join us to learn how to use the Cattle Comfort Advisor, a powerful now tool for managing livestock comfort.…
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Traffic in advance of Monday’s total solar eclipse is already causing blockages of some roads leading into and out of the region of totality. Dairy farmers there depend on regular movement of trucks into and out of the area to bring in feed and take away milk, so they have been concerned about how the…
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Texas Monthly posted a heartbreaking and poetic story about love and loss in the wildfires that swept Texas cattle country earlier this year. The dry conditions in western Texas caused several large fires that killed thousands of cattle and caused tremendous devastation to ranches across the area. The story has a good discussion of the…
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Here’s an odd and interesting story about how scientists in Mussolini’s Italy used the protein casein in milk to make an artificial wool-like fiber that could be turned into clothing. This new milk fiber was dubbed lanital (a compounding of lana, meaning wool, and ital, from Italia). You can read about it and watch a…