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TIFTON, Ga. — Time for you to meet Clay Hood from Swainsboro, Georgia! Clay is a 2nd generation farmer, following in his father’s footsteps. His father didn’t begin farming until later in life, but Clay appreciates that he can continue the legacy. He loves farming, and makes it known that his wife and children are […]

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Northern Missouri has received plenty of rain, and dairy producers there are hopeful about making a silage pile, while those in the state’s southern counties are looking at options as drought conditions and oppressive heat have taken hold. “There’s a lot to consider as a dairy farmer during times of high heat […]

LINCOLN, Neb. — As any agricultural worker will readily admit, occasional sleep deprivation is all part of the job. But for farmers and ranchers who routinely work around livestock and machinery, bad things can happen when sleepiness leads to lack of concentration, slower reaction times or distractibility. Susan Harris, Nebraska Extension educator, Institute of Agricultural and […]

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Driving Interstate 70 from Kansas City to the Colorado border, travelers experience Kansas’ ecological diversity first-hand. The terrain rolls from an eastern deciduous forest in the east, to a tallgrass and mixed grass prairie in the central section, and shortgrass prairie in the west. Not so evident is the differing wildlife common […]