Randy Travis wrote a song with a phrase in it – “As long as old men sit and talk about the weather, as long as old women sit and talk about old men.....”  Well, I can tell you now – if you are a farmer or a rancher – both men and women are talking [...]

This morning I met with our team from NRCS (Natural Resources Conservation Service).  Today I had expert advice from David Polk (Resource Team Leader for Anderson County NRCS) and soil conservationists Bryan Padelford and Phylicxia Moore.  As you know, the drought from last year was devastating and the effects will be with us for years [...]

Published on May 25, 2012 by AssociatedPress By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI The grass is green and rain has been falling, but some ranchers in Texas say they are not ready yet to expand their operations, still wary of the devastating drought they just survived. (May 25)

Written by: RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI, Associated Press ELKHART, Texas — Linda Galayda hauled water and flagged down truck drivers to ask about their hay. She sold calves and young cows and made her son leave their East Texas family ranch for a job in San Antonio. About 200 miles southeast of her, Bob and Darlene Stryk [...]