As the coronavirus spreads, farmers still fight other livestock viruses

The coronavirus has impacted enormous numbers of people, but the disease is suspected to have started in animals. While the specific animal While the specific animal source hasn’t been identified, the virus originated at a wet market – where both dead and live animals are sold – in Wuhan, China.

Jordan Cattle Auction

Receipts totaled 1,528 head. The markets continued to be very volatile this week with the coronavirus issues across the nation and the oil dispute between Russia and Saudi Arabia. The stocker steers and heifers sold $10 lower.

USDA designates 83 Texas counties as primary natural disaster areas

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 83 Texas counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers who suffered losses due to recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.

Seeds From The Sower

A little boy stubbed his toes and skinned his knees. They weren't healing. Running to his mother, he asked, "Why?" "You're picking at your sores," she answered. "Let's bandage them." This applies to the sores of our brothers, as well as the sores of our bodies.

What holds everything together?

I saw a documentary on how they made magnets and how magnetism affects materials. They were even making super magnets by electronic charging of different materials.

Homemade Ice Cream

We had a milk cow as a boy. She was milked twice a day by my dad or one of my brothers. Mom carefully separated out the cream to churn into butter. We also made homemade ice cream in a freezer with a hand crank. Cranking the freezer could be rough, but always produced the best ice cream.