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EPA plans to revise the “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) regulation by Sept. 1. Both the EPA and the Corps of Engineers have regulatory duties for federal waterways.

USDA released a few big surprises in the June acreage report, including a spike in corn acres and a large reduction in soybean acres. The agency also forecasts grain stocks below trade expectations.

Feeder cattle got a boost from declining corn prices and wholesale beef prices moved lower ahead of next week’s holiday-shortened schedule.

Hurricane-force winds swept from northern Missouri and Iowa all the way east to Illinois and Indiana. The derecho brought wind gusts up to 100 mph, flattening cornfields, but it also drenched soils with crucial rains.

Tips on mosquito types and ways to prevent, control and repel from a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension entomologist and professor in the Department of Entomology.

As the balers roll through the fields and hay meadows, now is the time for proper maintenance and regularly inspected equipment.

Compared to other animals, cattle can’t dissipate their heat load very effectively. Cattle do not sweat effectively and rely on respiration to cool themselves.

Record packer margins were the tipping point to attract new capital to the business. There is now angst packer margins will be too low and these new companies won’t survive. But should we encourage government meddling?

Understanding the signs of heat stress, effective strategies to combat it, and maintaining optimal conditions to keep cattle cool are critical to beating the heat.