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Proper soil sampling depth is critical for pasture soil testing.

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.

This spring’s wicked storms are giving Arkansas ranchers two kinds of headaches: declining hay quality and increased concern for livestock health due debris and bacteria stirred by floodwater.

This was a good spring for annual forages like ryegrass.

Have you harvested your first cutting of alfalfa yet?

It might sound strange, but with no apparent ignition source, hay bales can burst into flames and cause much damage to storage facilities or spark a raging wildfire.

How about cutting your grass hay to match grass nutrient content with nutritional needs of your livestock?

High quality forage is essential to beef cattle’s nutrition and beef producers’ bottom lines, said University of Georgia Extension forage specialist Dennis Hancock.

Producers should be proactive in case drought is a problem this year.