“All that was needed to set that grass ablaze was a few sparks from an untended campfire, a passing train engine, a malfunctioning power line, or a cigarette butt thrown out a car window. On an especially windy day, that fire could spiral out of control within minutes.” And, with a circular wind pattern, a fire could result in what […]

Many people in the United States are eaters of beef. And living in America still means that citizens can still choose to consume red meat. The 10 states with the highest number of beef cows are Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, Kansas, Montana, Kentucky, North Dakota, and Florida. (Visit worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/beefproduction by-state.) Why is Bill Gates, a member of the […]

Grain prices remain strong, but heat and drought have taken a toll on Texas crop acres, which could impact supplies and prices in the short- and long-term, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Mark Welch, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension grain economist in the Department of Agricultural Economics, Bryan-College Station, said Texas appears to be facing much lower grain […]

Q. My neighbor is complaining that my dog’s urine is killing places in his lawn where it urinates. I can’t see any of the dead areas that he is complaining about. Does dog urine have the power to kill lawn grass? A. It used to be a problem in the North when large dogs urinated at the same place on […]