Pine sawtimber prices experienced historic lows in 2009, but moved higher in the fourth quarter. Forest2Market’s forecast calls for this upward trend to persist throughout 2010. This year will also be a good year for pulpwood prices, which gained ground quickly throughout the fourth quarter of 2009.

OVERTON — Too little rain, too much rain, high fertilizer prices and a volatile cattle market – both inexperienced and the veteran beef producers will learn strategies to deal with all these scenarios at the Pasture and Livestock Management Workshop set March 30 - April 1, said a Texas AgriLife Research scientist.

DALLAS — Drought conditions are officially gone in Texas, ending a brutally dry period that forced millions of residents to limit water use, evaporated waterways and shriveled up crops.

Gwen and I have been doing the goat thing for over ten years now. When we first started out we were as green as grass in regards to how to raise and market our goats. We just fed them cuz they were hungry and wormed them once a month cuz that was the thing to do! We gathered up the kids and culls at the worst possible time of the year to take them to Hamilton Sale Barn because that's all we knew to do and earned pennies for the goats while spending dollars for feed. We didn't know much of anything.

AMARILLO – Too much of a good thing might be a bad thing when it comes to controlling weeds, a Texas AgriLife Extension Service specialist said.

Living in the country has its advantages, breathing fresh air, living in wide open spaces, freedom to farm or ranch, and enjoying nature every moment.

STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania — Fewer beekeepers are reporting evidence of a mysterious ailment that had been decimating the U.S. honeybee population.

Establishing a silvopasture is one land management strategy that can maximize an operation's productivity and income sources for the long term.