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Does anybody like musk thistles? If not, let’s do something about them.
The early warm temperatures we experienced this spring are favorable for insect activity and we have already seen army cutworms feeding in winter wheat and alfalfa fields.
Windrow or swath grazing annual forages in the spring and summer offers two potential advantages over direct grazing.
“Now is the time to kill toxic tall fescue,” says Craig Roberts, forage specialist.
After hauling feed to cows all winter, there is no better thing than turning cows out to spring pastures. However, spring pastures are very lush and high in protein.
With the grazing season in almost full swing, University of Arkansas forage experts are reminding growers to consider which grazing methods will best help them get the most out of their forage stands and pastures.
New forage planting and harvesting equipment, plus demonstration plots, will be featured at the 29th annual O.D. Butler Forage Field Day scheduled May 15 at Circle X Land & Cattle Company Camp Cooley Ranch Division.
Producers should be proactive in case drought is a problem this year.
NDSU research shows early intensive grazing has reduced bluegrass growth.
The extremely wet spring has kept many ranchers out of their pastures so now is the time to control pasture weeds.