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Ginger Rowsey Jace Welborn of Jasper County, Miss., says showing livestock has taught him to work hard, be consistent and always persevere. With his time in the ring behind him, Mississippi teen Jace Welborn explains how he benefitted from livestock exhibition. Jace Welborn insists his love for showing livestock is not just about the ribbons and plaques, although this 19-year-old from Jasper County, Miss. has certainly accumulated a great deal of them.  Four times in the last six years his entries have won the title Supreme Commercial Heifer at the Dixie Nationa...

Mark It Down, March 4

In the garden: Spring is coming, and lawn care with it By Scott Eckert Kansas State Research and Extension Nearly every homeowner has a lawn in this area.  Not all lawns are created the same.  There are cool-season lawns like tall fescue and there are warm-season lawns like bermudagrass and zoysiagrass  These lawns have difference cultural requirements, they are as different as apples are to oranges. Do not treat a warm-season grass like a cool-season grass!  The following is a lawn calendar for zoysiagrass and bermudagrass. March Spot treat broadleaf weeds if necessary. Treat on a day t...

GREAT BEND TRIBUNE KSU Extension launches podcast on battling weeds Stacy Campbell Farmers – are you interested in keeping up with the latest weed management information? If so, you’ll want to add the “War Against Weeds” podcast to your weed management toolbox. This podcast is a brand new outreach effort from Sarah Lancaster, K-State Extension Weed Science Specialist, Mandy Bish, Extension Weed Scientist at the University of Missouri, and Joe Ikely, Extension Weed Scientist at North Dakota State. In the first episode the audience will get to “...

By Stacy Campbell, K-State Extension Farmers – are you interested in keeping up with the latest weed management information? If so, you’ll want to add the “War Against Weeds” podcast to your weed management toolbox. This podcast is a brand new outreach effort from Sarah Lancaster, K-State Extension Weed Science Specialist, Mandy Bish, Extension Weed Scientist at the University of Missouri, and Joe Ikely, Extension Weed Scientist at North Dakota State. In the first episode, was released last week, the audience will get to “meet” the three hosts of the podcast. All podcast episode...