OSU research seeks soil pH answers for wheat producers who also grow cotton

By Donald Stotts  STILLWATER, Okla. – Ongoing Oklahoma State University research into soil pH is providing insights for wheat producers looking at planting cotton in their crop rotation.  Many producers already recognized that the lack of agricultural liming in traditional wheat fields could be a challenge with growing cotton, but specifics as to how different soil pH levels might affect the second crop’s performance was an unknown factor, said Brian Arnall, OSU Extension precision crop…

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Valuing Bred Beef Heifers

Dr. Andrew Griffith, Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Tennessee Several weeks ago, there was a discussion on rules of thumb for valuing bred beef heifers. This led to a question this week about rules of thumb related to valuing bred cows and their appreciation and depreciation. There are no rules of thumb, but there was some research performed at Oklahoma State University that can be helpful in determining…

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