by Doug Mayo | Feb 8, 2019
Hemp production has suddenly regained momentum as an alternative crop. Hemp has been illegal to grow commercially because it is in the Cannabis sativa or marijuana family of plants. The difference is that industrial hemp contains less than 0.3% tetrahydrocannabinol...
by Doug Mayo | Feb 1, 2019
This week’s featured video was produced by the Wall Street Journal for their Moving Upstream video series to share story of a controversial research project taking place in Brazil to create heat-tolerant Angus through gene editing. Researchers identified the...
by Doug Mayo | Jan 25, 2019
This week’s featured video, called “Picking Peanuts” was produced by a Jackson County Farmer, Jim McArthur, McArthur Farms, Bascom, Florida. He actually shared this video through his YouTube channel and Facebook page in late September. Many of us...
by Doug Mayo | Jan 18, 2019
This week’s featured video was shared at the 2019 National Farm Bureau Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana. An Australian Shepherd owned by Joe Sheeran, Texas was recognized as the 2019 Farm Dog of the Year. A panel of expert judges reviewed more than 90...
by Doug Mayo | Jan 11, 2019
Those famous Kansas farm boys, the Peterson Bothers, have created another parody video called Farmers Rock Anthem, which is a parody of the popular song ” Party Rock Anthem.” The Peterson Brothers have published a number of these videos to tell the...
by Doug Mayo | Dec 14, 2018
This week’s featured video was published by Today Tonight to share the story of Knickers, the giant 6’4″ tall, 3,000 pound Australian steer that has become a social media sensation. Knickers is used as a “Coach” or lead steer for a...