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Aggressively monitor corn plant dry matter so you don’t miss silage harvest window.

The coldest April since 1907 set back forage for Missouri's beef cow herds. Now, warm weather with rain creates forage for grazing and haying.

With the hot, humid and rainy return of summer, livestock producers can expect forage leaf and root diseases outbreaks in pastures. 

Plan carefully for successfully producing and utilizing emergency summer annual forages.

Grazing summer annual grasses can be a great addition to an operation when annuals are chosen correctly and grazing plans are used.

Planting summer annual forage crops could be an option where moisture is adequate for emergence or rain still may come.

Adding a summer annual forage to available acreage can help fill forage needs, add grazing flexibility, and provide a drought tolerant forage.

Creep feeding must be carefully appraised in view of economics of cost of gain, potential market, and the influence on sale price of the calves.

Don't forget to check the mineral feeders or blocks to be certain that they are supplying the minerals that your cows need.

Prussic acid is found when susceptible plants are under drought conditions or after a light frost.

In these challenging times, farmers must take a critical look at their operations when making crop planting decisions. Sorghum is coming off a 2015 higher-than-expected amount of 8.84 million planted acres, and this yea

Forage quality decreases in late summer can present challenges for the May calving heifer.

Research by the University of Nebraska investigating summer dry lotting of cow-calf pairs has shown seasonal dry lotting can be a cost competitive option to traditional production systems. 

Fall born replacement heifers have been (or soon will be) weaned and will be at a very critical growing period.

Fall-born replacement heifers are at a critical nutrition point—they need to gain about 1.5 lb. per day from weaning until breeding. But warm-season pastures are starting to decline. Adding supplemental protein is key.

Producers may see a reduction in forage production on their pastures and rangeland.

There are a lot of forages that make great feed for cattle, summer annuals and native prairie grasses are just a few. 

Producers in central Oklahoma who do not have sufficient wheat pasture, annual ryegrass or fescue pastures may want to determine if spring-planted oats are an option.

Test water quality prior to livestock turnout.

Soybeans can be used as a protein supplement for beef cattle, as long as the beans are a small part of the cattle’s diet.