New study reveals gaps in bison parasite management
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Gastrointestinal parasites can cause serious health problems in North American bison, but the drugs producers rely on to control them can become less effective when used too frequently or without knowing which animals...
Colorado River District’s bid for historic Shoshone water rights unites unlikely allies
The Colorado River Conservation Water District’s multi-year bid to acquire the historic Shoshone water rights on the Colorado River has required collaboration, strange bedfellows, bipartisan support and intense fellowship. While the River District wants this...
2026 Fall Homeland | All in one: Liechty Homes offers turnkey home, land package
Liechty Homes is finding new ways to help customers purchase homes. Recently, the company placed a speculative home on a one-acre wooded lot near Belle Fourche, which is available for purchase. This course of action...
Pieper Red Angus 36th Annual Performance Leader Production Sale
TFP Rep: Cody Nye Date of Sale: 04/03/2026 Location: At the ranch – Hay Springs, Neb. Auctioneer: Ty Thompson Averages:147 Yearling Red Angus Bulls averaged $16,2929 Yearling Red/Black Angus Bulls averaged $9,61155 Registered Red Angus...
Shipping containers newest farming option in controlled climate
In a unique, non-traditional farming method of growing farm fodder inside a huge 40-foot long shipping container with automated climate control known as a Hydroponic Fodder Farm, people can harvest a staggering amount of barley...
Stallman won’t vote for Paxton, says Talarico eats beef
Former Texas Farm Bureau and American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman said today he will not vote for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Republican candidate for the Senate, even though the Texas Farm...
The sweet return of K‑State’s Call Hall ice cream
A renovated Call Hall dairy plant and new 1863 Marketplace are creating a better home for one of K‑State’s most treasured traditions MANHATTAN, Kan. — Jared Parsons knows what you’re thinking: where’s the ice cream?...
Weld Commissioners approve Chalk Bluffs wind project
The Weld County Board of Commissioners’ meeting on Sept. 23, 2026, was filled with ranch families and others there to speak to the Colorado Chalk Bluffs Wind Energy Facility land use application. Ultimately, the project...
Grassley, Marshall, Braun introduce bill restrict use of CCC
Republican Sens. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Roger Marshall of Kansas and Mike Braun of Indiana on Tuesday introduced the USDA Spending Accountability Act, which would limit the disbursal of funds through the Commodity Credit Corporation,...
Colorado youth earn Reserve National Championship
Four local youth dominated the U.S. Arabian & Half-Arabian National Championship Youth Judging Contest in Tulsa, Okla., competing against almost 100 peers to earn an impressive Reserve National Championship. The Colorado Arabian Horse Club team...
Nebraska Digital Ag Hub to develop solutions for state’s ag producers
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln launched on Sept. 15 a new initiative aimed at helping producers make better use of digital agriculture technologies — from developing new decision-support tools to improving existing technologies and training the next...
Report analyzes ethanol’s potential as marine fuel
“Ethanol is clearly a viable fuel for ships, based on the introduction of methanol dual-fuel engines more than a decade ago,” according to a study released by the National Laboratory of the Rockies, an Energy...
Ag Coalition emphasizes importance of USMCA
Officials from the United States, Mexico and Canada are meeting this week in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, as part of the Tri-National Agricultural Accord. In response to this meeting, the Agricultural Coalition for the USMCA (United...
PIngree to start ‘Fix Our Food’ caucus
In a wide-ranging speech to the Organic Trade Association on Monday, Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, said she will soon be a founder of a new bipartisan “Fix Our Food” caucus. Pingree did not provide details...
K‑State agricultural economist: Diesel prices could remain high for years
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Diesel fuel prices are likely to remain high for at least the next year, squeezing farmers’ profit margins and eventually hitting consumers in the pocketbook, according to a Kansas State University agricultural...
Chalk Bluffs Energy project
As neighboring landowners to the Chalk Bluffs Energy project, we write regarding Rachel Gabel’s Sept. 14, 2026, article, “Balancing payouts and property rights.” First, the article quoted Colorado State Sen. Greg Brophy extensively without noting...