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What do you think of with the phrase “forage rye”? What about ryegrass?
There is much to be said for considering planting some acreage this spring in summer annuals.
At this point in March one has to hope that spring really is just around the corner. One task that is well suited to the transition time between winter and spring is frost seeding
Improved management adapted to changing rangeland conditions will be a key to surviving three back-to-back years of drought.
Managing cheatgrass requires an integrated approach with a focus on breaking the seed cycle and maintaining or improving the vigor of desirable plant species.
The quality of any forage depends primarily on the stage of growth when harvested.
Feed costs for over-wintering a beef cow are a major expense in beef cow /calf operations. Some decisions have already been made that will affect the outcome of both your costs and success at this point.
Why is it that nearly every article on beef cow nutrition in the winter seems to focus on body condition?
Scorched pastures offered little substance for O.D. Cope’s 1,000-head cowherd in summer 2012. Desperate for forage in August, the Aurora, Mo., cattleman says he took a cue from area dairy producers.
Winter feed represents one of the largest costs for a livestock production enterprise.
Winter seeding clover over grass pastures works best in February. Frozen fields are ideal and a snow cover makes seeding easier.
Gabe Brown, North Dakota holistic multi-species cover crop grazing rancher coming will speak at ANR Week.
Top producers strive to continue to improve their operations. Here are 10 tips to help you do just that.
Drier weather in the last month has led to slow growth of forages in parts of the Midwest, meaning livestock producers need to double check their forage supplies for the rest of the season now.
Armyworms, which can strip pastures and hayfields bare as they march across the landscape, are showing up Missouri, near Joplin and eastward to Hermann and Montgomery City, says Wayne Bailey, MU entomologist.
The 2013 hay season, with little sunshine and lots of rain, increases interest in making baleage, or silage in a bag, says Rob Kallenbach, University of Missouri Extension forage specialist.
The drought has had lasting effects on farmers across the country—cattlemen in particular.
Even after storms dumped many inches of snow in February, water shortages and dirt-dry pastures across the Great Plains are shrinking herds.
Low available mineral nitrogen limits grass production more than low water on grassland pastures.
Winter wheat could still present good grain opportunities for farmers, experts say, but a lack of moisture has stressed pastures.
Ammoniation increases the digestibility and crude protein content of forage, improves intake and inhibits mold development.
Restocking may be an option for some, but rainfall and other factors will weigh heavily into the decision-making process.
With ramifications of the drought in the Southern Plains still being felt, producers should take precautions for forage production in 2012.
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Beef Team offers some insight and research the get the most from this type of grazing crop residue.
New Mexico State University researchers investigate targeted grazing strategies to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires.
Some fall rains making it appear as though some drought-weakened pasture resources are healthier than they might be.
There are many advantages to be gained by cooperatively feeding and marketing cattle.