The Fence Post

4 days ago | thefencepost.com | Aaron Berger

Drought conditions in the Nebraska Panhandle region persist, with many areas receiving limited precipitation in April. Pastures would benefit from delaying turnout as the cool-season grasses that are present have very limited growth. Delaying turnout will give existing plants the opportunity to grow and fully utilize what precipitation does fall without being cut off. Leaving new grass and last year’s grass growth to provide ground cover will help to catch and keep whatever rain does fall.

6 days ago | thefencepost.com | Geitner Simmons

LINCOLN, Neb. — University of Nebraska-Lincoln scientists continue to advance the understanding of sorghum’s natural defenses, new findings that can strengthen crop resistance to a major pest threat, the fall armyworm. These voracious caterpillars harm a variety of crops, including corn and soybeans. Once the creatures begin feeding on plant stems or leaves, producers typically lose at least a quarter of their crop.

6 days ago | thefencepost.com | Rona Johnson

Fighting government waste, fraud and abuse has been a mantra for many candidates — Democrat and Republican — running for office. In fact, former presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama had some success in rooting out waste, fraud and abuse. But now that it has become a hallmark of President Donald Trump’s administration, his detractors are complaining that proposed cuts are draconian and disrupting government agencies.

1 week ago | thefencepost.com | Chris McCullough

Vets in the UK are calling for controversial pig farrowing crates to be banned which could trigger other countries around the world to follow the same path. The crates, used to confine pigs before and after giving birth to protect piglets from being crushed, have fallen out of fashion over the years and are seen to impact on pig welfare. The call to ban them has been made jointly by both the British Veterinary Association and the Pig Veterinary Society.

1 week ago | thefencepost.com | Chris McCullough

Russian drones have targeted a Ukraine dairy farm in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine for a second time killing over 100 cattle and destroying buildings. The destructive attack happened on Monday morning, April 28, when around 10 strike drones hit the farm killing the cattle and damaging the livestock barns and other machinery sheds. This is the second time this farm, located in the village of Mokra Rokytna, has been attacked by the Russian army.