Marshall and Loretta Ensor transformed an 1890s farmhouse into a hub for amateur radio, teaching 10,000 operators by air and helping shape the early history of wireless communication.
With New World screwworm confirmed in Texas, a critical shortage of skilled labor threatens the response. Ranchers warn that technology and drones cannot replace the “boots in the stirrups” needed to doctor infected calves.
After a spring of drought followed by heavy rain and high grass, Asian longhorned ticks overwhelmed Travis Mundy’s pastures in a matter of days, killing two head and threatening cattle across multiple locations.
While others sign letters of intent for college athletics or academic programs, one 18-year-old Evansville, Ind., senior made a commitment to join his dad on the farm, after gun violence nearly changed their legacy forever.
With NWS confirmations in cattle and a goat in South Texas and a dog in New Mexico, leaders say the threat is serious but manageable with producer vigilance. Texas has activated its emergency operations center to support state response.
The change implements provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and updates long-standing Farm Service Agency rules that had capped many entity-based operations at a single payment limit.
A historic lack of winter moisture and drying water sources are forcing Wyoming and Nebraska producers to make gut-wrenching choices. At Torrington Livestock Markets, sales volume has surged to nine times its normal seasonal average.
