June 2025 Weather Summary and Three-Month Outlook

June 2025 Weather Summary and Three-Month Outlook

Rainfall For many years June was a wet summer month, but lately has been more variable.  June 2025 rainfall was not uniform in the Panhandle with some counties above average and many slightly below average.  The map above to the left shows the variation with counties...
Friday Feature:  Pipeline Farming Accident

Friday Feature: Pipeline Farming Accident

At the recent National Association of County Agricultural Agents Conference, I attended a training where a video was shared that really got my attention, called Three Seconds Later.  The video shared the tragic story of a father and son that lost their lives when the...
May 2025 Weather Summary and Summer Outlook

May 2025 Weather Summary and Summer Outlook

Rainfall May was a pleasant surprise for much of the Panhandle, except for the western counties that had much higher than normal rainfall.  The map to the left provides an approximate total for the month, ranging in the Panhandle from 2-3.5″ (tan), 3.5-5″...
Friday Feature:  The History of Angus Cattle

Friday Feature: The History of Angus Cattle

This week’s featured video was published by Livestock Insights to share the history of Angus Cattle that originally came from Scotland but are now part of cattle herds all over the world.  When the first four Angus bulls were brought to America, other ranchers...