Extension News & Insight

See the health of the soonto- arrive lambs and their mothers. I’m most concerned about how many lambs we could possibly bottle feed at once and being prepared with the supplies needed to ensure we can successfully feed multiple babies.

I give a lot of my time to helping young leaders grow and develop through programs like 4-H and FFA.

Supplementation for Cattle During the Drought Traditionally, when cowherd supplementation is discussed, we focus on meeting the protein needs of the cow, with the goal of maximizing forage intake by supplementing protein, the most limiting nutrient in dormant native forages.

As I was outside with my kids waiting for them to catch their big yellow bus to begin another school year, I was reminded of how all of the back-toschool excitement is similar to the anticipation of fall on the farm.

ife By Rachael Brooke Rooks County’s Agriculture & Natural Resources Agent Harvesting Drought Stressed Corn as Forage Before directly grazing or mechanically harvesting the corn as forage, check the labels of all chemicals that were applied.

The most important thing is to get out and vote in November. It is the best way for us to make our voices heard. It was ingrained in me early on that if you did not participate and vote, you really had no right to complain.

Trees Losing Leaves from Summer Stress There are three situations we may run into regarding tree leaf loss this summer.

The world belongs those who show up. That simple idea has become one of the cardinal rules in my life.

Blue Green Algae Season Calm, sunny, dry, and hot days of summer create ideal conditions for blue green algae to thrive in our livestock ponds. Blue green algae occurrence is sporadic making its threat unpredictable.

It’s ironic how I checked my weather app multiple times daily as we harvested wheat in June. We wanted to get the crop out of the fields before the summer storms rolled in, which always offers the potential of damaging hail or winds and could put harvest on hold while things would need to dry up.