Livestock producers who grow their own hay often find themselves playing “beat the clock” when it comes to harvest, knowing ...

Grant Lightfoot’s Kiwi Econet is a revolutionary product made from flax that can be used as netting for baleage or hay and straw bales. The netting is unique because it doesn’t need to be removed from ...

AL-ANON—A support group for friends and family of alcoholics and addicts meeting at 7 p.m. every Wednesday in the basement of Lebanon United Methodist Church in Elk Creek, Virginia. For more ...

EXHIBIT & RECEPTION: ART & PHOTOGRAPHY BY RON FLANARY—Big Stone Gap. Mountain Empire Community College’s Wampler Library will host a reception highlighting the Slemp Gallery’s latest exhibit ...

Mark Isbell on stage at 2024 Rice Outlook Conference. (Photo courtesy of USA Rice.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Lonoke County rice farmer has been appointed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to serve on ...

David Lamont Wesson II completed his earthly journey Tuesday, January 15, 2025 at his residence in TEXarkana. A visitation will be held from 1-3 p.m. Thursday at R.L. Reed Funeral Home in Magnolia ...

As nighttime temperatures increase in rice-growing regions like Arkansas, Vibha Srivastava, professor of plant biotechnology in the crop, soil and environmental sciences department, points to gene ...

Hay is a staple feed for livestock in the southern Unites States, providing protein, energy, and fiber. It has been a tough year for good hay production and producers are trying to utilize any ...

Reduce hay waste with proven feeder design. Feeding hay is the most popular winter feeding strategy in the Midwest. In most cases, hay is packaged into large round bales and fed in some type of feeder ...

In the northern Great Lakes region, the forage growing season is short, lasting about 120 days. This means that beef producers are constantly looking for ways to reduce their winter feeding costs.