Ag News and Views: September 1996

September, 1996 Table of Contents News & Views Archive Issues

Economics
What Are You Planning To Do With Your Spring Calves? by Mark Skiles
October. It's right around the corner. This is the time of year that most of you will sell your spring calves. Between now and then, most cow/calf producers will pray for rain and complain about the market. As we all know, in an election year either the Republicans or the Democrats are the reason for the drought.

Forage
Water Availability Concerns by Hugh Aljoe
It may seem odd that a so-called forage specialist writes about water, but as any forage manager well understands, water is the life blood within any forage system. With abundant water comes the potential for abundant life.

Horticulture
Early Results from Hoop House Tomato Study by Steve Upson
Recently, we concluded harvesting the first tomato crop in our new hoop house. This was our first experience with this growing system. Not everything went as planned, but generally speaking I'm pleased with the results.

Livestock
Surviving Drought-High Feed Costs and Low Cattle Prices by Clay Wright
The basic management principles that enable us to survive bad times are the same as those that enable us to thrive in the good times.

Research
To Fertilize and Spray For Weed Control, Or Not To, That Is The Question by R.L. Dalrymple
Where is our mind set? What are these things called weeds? What if they are nutritious and edible by beef cattle? Are they then forage? Yes! Is "weed" production bad then? Maybe not.