Shelley E. Huguley

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10 years of industry innovation

2 weeks ago | farmprogress.com | Shelley E. Huguley

The Texas A&M AgriLife Hemphill County Beef Conference is celebrating its 10th anniversary at this year's annual event in Canadian, Texas. In addition to industry guest speakers, author, leader, and pastor Dan Owolabi is slated to keynote the two-day event, April 29th and 30th. “Dan Owolabi is a man of valor executing the English language to inspire people into servant leadership,” said Andy Holloway, Texas A&M AgriLife Hemphill County Extension agent.
ECAP stirs relief, warrants a ‘thank you’

3 weeks ago | farmprogress.com | Shelley E. Huguley

America’s farmers are set to receive $10 billion in economic assistance payments through the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP). And in the nick of time, according to Joe Outlaw, co-director of the Texas A&M University Agricultural & Food Policy Center, College Station. “All that needs to be said is, ‘Well done and thank you,” Outlaw wrote in a recent Southern Ag Today column. He praised elected officials, political appointees, and career USDA employees for their hard work.
Specialists weigh in on how to make cotton work in '25

3 weeks ago | farmprogress.com | Shelley E. Huguley

“How are we going to make cotton work in 2025?” This is a common question cotton specialists are fielding as they visit with producers across the Cotton Belt at winter and spring meetings. As growers face uncertainty from low commodity prices to demand to drought to an outdated farm bill, they still have a crop to plant. So, what’s a grower to do?
Resistant corn borer confirmed in Arizona, New Mexico

1 month ago | farmprogress.com | Ron Smith |Shelley E. Huguley

Southwestern corn borers (SWCB) resistant to all but one of the available Bt toxins have been confirmed in southern New Mexico and southeastern Arizona. Resistant populations are isolated in two relatively small areas, says Texas A&M AgriLife Entomologist Pat Porter, Lubbock.
What can Tax-Deferred Farm Savings Accounts offer?

1 month ago | farmprogress.com | Shelley E. Huguley

Provisions in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 will expire at the end of 2025. While Congress may focus on extending expiring provisions, inclusion of Tax-Deferred Farm Savings Accounts (TFSAs), may be more beneficial. “Over the last 20 years, a number of different TFSAs have been proposed,” wrote Henry Nelson, Texas A&M University Agricultural & Food Policy Center (AFPC), in the latest Southern Ag Today.
What's up with your big belt buckle?

1 month ago | farmprogress.com | Mindy Ward |Sarah McNaughton-Peterson |Shelley E. Huguley

+1Belt buckles might seem like just another item to keep your pants up, but for farmers and ranchers, they’re so much more. Each Western buckle tells a story — of hard work, victory and sometimes even loss. Our latest slideshow gives you a glimpse into the lives of farmers, ranchers and industry leaders and their affection for the buckle. Some buckles are hard-earned trophies from rodeos and livestock shows, the result of years of dedication and determination.
Gusting winds fuel devasting Oklahoma wildfires, threat persists

1 month ago | farmprogress.com | Shelley E. Huguley

Critical to extreme fire weather conditions persist in Oklahoma and North Texas, as humidities remain low with temperatures in the 80s and winds forecast to gust up to 70 mph, according to the Oklahoma Mesonet and National Weather Service. A Red Flag Warning has been extended through Wednesday, March 19, until 1 p.m.Residents are urged to avoid outdoor activities like grilling or welding and pay close attention to evacuation orders and alerts.
Regenerative peanut growers wanted

1 month ago | farmprogress.com | Shelley E. Huguley

Nominations are underway for the 26th class of Peanut Efficiency Award winners. Farm Press is looking to recognize four peanut growers from across the peanut belt who produce high yields using regenerative practices. "The awards are determined by the producer’s entire peanut operation rather than an individual farm or small plots, and the data submitted is kept confidential," says Farm Progress Senior Content Director Brad Haire.
Women ‘uniquely qualified’ to speak for ag

1 month ago | farmprogress.com | Ron Smith |Shelley E. Huguley

Women are “uniquely qualified” to tell the stories of agriculture, said Courtenay DeHoff, a television host and speaker from Dallas, Texas, in her keynote address February 21 to a Ladies Raising Livestock Conference in Greenville, Tenn.
The heart of a farmer’s daughter

1 month ago | farmprogress.com | Shelley E. Huguley

There’s nothing quite like the heart of a farmer’s daughter. I have two girls. I can testify to that. Nothing gives me greater joy than to witness my farmer teach and love them and watch them respond. He holds a special and bigger-than-life place in their hearts. He cherishes his girls and therefore they’ve grown up knowing they are cherished. It's such a gift! I’ve watched begrudging composures leave the house en route to the farm only to see them soften as they make their way down the turnrows.