A four-wire electric fence system protecting a cowpea plot at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Overton. (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo by Dr. Billy Higginbotham)

Bus tour to Noble Foundation ranches near Marietta, Oklahoma on Friday, October 7

Winter six-row barley growing near Thrall in April in a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service variety trial. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo)

United States cattle on feed up 1 percent

A study conducted by the Agricultural and Food Policy Center at Texas A&M University found that proposed mergers by the world's leading biotechnology firms would result in steep price increases farmers pay for cotton seed and small increases in corn and soybean seed, potentially leading to increased consumer prices for food and fiber. (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo by Blair Fannin)

"This AgriLife Extension program pairs two important aspects of owning a ranch with horses and other livestock -- preventing theft and keeping animals safe in a trailer," says Tarrant County Agriculture Agent Fred M. Hall.

Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) Special Ranger John Bradshaw and local authorities are seeking information on a saddle stolen in Wichita Falls, Texas on September 14.

Results of sale Thursday, September 22, 2016 - 727 head

A workshop to help small-scale farmers learn to sell to local restaurants and grocers will be held Sept. 26 at the offices of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service for Travis County. (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo)

Record commercial red meat and pork production for August

The Fannin County Extension Service will be hosting the 2016 Fannin County Hay Show and Program to take place on Thursday, September 29, 2016 at the Bois D' Arc Creek Cowboy Church. This program will begin at 5:30 p.m. with dinner and the program will go from 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.

Weaning calves before auction reduces stress and sets up cattle to perform better throughout the rest of their lives. (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo by Blair Fannin)