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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.

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.

There are many questions about using cover crops as a grazed or mechanically harvested forage.

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.

Fall armyworms are proving especially viscious for hay crops this year.

Late summer/early fall dry spell giving winter forage a slow start.

Fall alfalfa often produces the best quality forage of the year.