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Silvopasture – the practice of combining forestry with forage and livestock production – is rare in North America, but the practice could bring both economic and environmental benefits on marginal lands where traditional row cropping hasn’t worked.
Due to dry conditions, livestock producers should expect to see a reduction in grazeable forage. Drought management plans will be vital if the drought continues into the growing season.
A cold, snowy December has caused many livestock farms to reevaluate their winter supply of forage.
Finding dead cows is never pleasant, but there are often many culprits that are to blame. One of the most common when it comes to feeding stored forage or grazing is nitrate toxicity.
Now is the time to be thinking about cover crops for the coming year. Consider attending a free, online Cover Crops and Soil Health Forum on Feb. 18, 2014, to assist in making cover crop decisions.
Using small grains as a dependable forage source will depend on several factors, including production potential, season of production, and winterhardiness.
When summer turns the heat up, ranchers in the fescue belt need to manage pastures more aggressively.
While everyone should have some hay on hand for emergency feeding, baling pastures may not be the best option.
Improving the amount of green leaves capturing sunlight begins with proper stocking rates.
Another way to manage old world bluestem using glyphosate is by doing a one-time application of 2-3 pounds per acre once the plant begins early heading.
Monitoring helps determine how much forage has been consumed.
A new K-State publication provides vital information on plants that, if consumed, could harm cattle and other livestock.
Winter feed stores are dwindling and the urge to get cows to grass is escalating.
Grazing time is coming back with spring’s arrival on cool season perennial pastures around the southeast, but before dispatching the cattle to the pasture, producers should make some preparations.
Beef producers take pride in their cattle. When replacing toxic-fescue pastures, they can take pride in grass, says an extension forage specialist.
While there are many positives to incorporating forage cover crops into existing forage systems, differences in production, nutritional value, and animal gain exist.
As single digit and below zero temperatures arrive, be happy if you received snow recently. Sure, snow created some problems, but snow is good – for alfalfa.
Mapping the long-term reaction of woody plants to brush-control techniques can help landowners prioritize management practices to maximize the effectiveness of costly brush reduction, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Research study.
Grassland soil microbe communities show seasonal responses, deserve more research.
Grass tetany is a potentially deadly condition in cattle grazing on small grains or ryegrass.
It is common place now to see maturing broomsedge in our pasture and hayfields.
Prepare your land for winter grazing by closely grazing or mowing down the existing pasture in the fall, prior to planting.
There are many questions about using cover crops as a grazed or mechanically harvested forage.
Data to be used for farm bill loan deficiency program.
In New Mexico, as well as the entire country, raising forage is an important part of the agricultural industry.
Combinations of frost-damaged forages, resulting in the accumulation of prussic acid, and their ingestion, may prove fatal for livestock.
Frost seeding of pastures in late winter can be successful especially if the preparation is started in the fall.
Fall armyworms are proving especially viscious for hay crops this year.
Late summer/early fall dry spell giving winter forage a slow start.
The Annual Forage Insurance Plan is available for two different seven month growing seasons.