EAST LANSING, Mich. -- As if horse owners don’t have enough to think about, with increasing prices for feed, fuel, products and services, fly season in full swing, and continuing challenges with land use and access to trails, they can add awareness of hoary alyssum, a weed that is poisonous to horses, to their list of concerns.

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LARAMIE, Wyo. — “What Your Horse Wants You to Know about Pasture Management,” a workshop for horse owners with small acreages, is Wednesday, July 30, in Casper.

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BENTONVILLE, Ark. - I prefer to call this a review of possible disorders rather than to create more confusion about forage toxins in regards to horses.

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Let’s go to Ocala, Florida and turn on the radio. We come across a program where someone is talking about training, feeding, riding, and caring for horses. It’s the Better Horses Radio program.

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AMES, Iowa -- A decision by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to allow livestock grazing on land enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) as a result of this year’s flooding provides additional management options for some farm operators, according to an Iowa State University Extension forage agronomist.

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WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer announced today that he is releasing Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres for livestock grazing in counties recently designated as Presidential Disaster Areas because of flooding.

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EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Like nearly everything else, the cost of horse hay is increasing. Buyers who want to purchase a quality product and sellers who want to provide a marketable commodity can attend an educational seminar during Ag Expo, July 15 from 2 to 3 p.m. at Michigan State University (MSU).

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LEXINGTON, Ky. - Each year, the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture offers many opportunities for Kentuckians to come onto its research farms and learn about current research. On June 12, the college will offer a peek into equine, forage and crop research efforts during a field day at UK’s Spindletop Research Farm in Lexington.

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Washington, D.C.  - Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer today announced that USDA has authorized certain acreage enrolled under the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) to be available for hay and forage after the primary nesting season ends for grass-nesting birds.

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FARGO, N.D. - Drought conditions in parts of western North Dakota have some livestock producers in need of additional forage.

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AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. - The Alabama Cooperative Extension System will hold a hay and forage field day for horse owners on Saturday, June 7 in Morgan County.

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Land O’Lakes Purina Feed LLC has implemented a voluntary product retrieval of certain feeds manufactured between November 3, 2007 and February 8, 2008 at our Statesville, N.C., feed plant; between January 1, 2008 and February 8, 2008 at our Harrisburg, Penn., feed plant; and between January 1, 2008 and March 10, 2008 at our Guilderland, N.Y. plant.

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Nutrena® conducts extensive testing procedures on incoming ingredients and has best management practices in place to manage the risk associated with mycotoxins.

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NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- The Equine Science Center has created a series of podcasts based on the popular print-version fact sheets produced by Rutgers Cooperative Extension faculty and posted on the Equine Science Center website.

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We’ve all been frustrated and heart-broken by the images of Kentucky’s starving horses in the media. None of us can save them all, but we can each do something to save a few, and the Kentucky Horse Park is going to make it very easy for you to do that!

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LUBBOCK, Texas -- The Texas AgriLife Extension Service and Texas Tech University will conduct the “Basic Horse Management 101" workshop from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. May 21.

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Associated Press -- Record-high grain prices are fueling a rural economic boom in farm states such as Kansas.

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