Pasture-Forage
Project will impact working ranches and rural communities, while quantifying the value of soil health and other ecosystem functions.
Haying ditches has unique safety concerns any year due to the highly variable sloped surfaces of ditches. Unsafe conditions can create wear and tear on equipment, damage equipment or cause injuries or even death.
North Dakota weather conditions this year have provided much needed rainfall, good for forage growth but less than ideal for hay drying and curing.
Prussic acid toxicity led to the death of some cattle in northwest Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Panhandle. Oklahoma State veterinarians provide management tips for cattlemen during times of increased prussic acid danger.
Weed infestations can diminish the nutritional value of pastures, forage availability and stocking rates.
Grasses and crop growth are stunted in Texas under abnormally dry conditions, and damages begin to show as moderate drought sets in. Extremely high temperatures are exacerbating the moisture deficit for pasture grasses.
At some point, a forage yield/quality compromise is reached when plant growth has reached a point of an acceptable yield and forage quality is still high enough to meet nutritional needs of livestock.
Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis can take a toll on cattle, especially calves. Three bovine veterinarians provide their insights on diagnosing the problem and when to use and not use antibiotics for treatment.
Cover crops for grazing can provide significant cost savings to producers by minimizing the need for baled forages or provide an alternative grazable forage to allow recovery to overgrazed pastures.
As drought continues in the Great Plains, producers are making hard decisions about cowherd management and feeding options, but cost of production and opportunity costs must be carefully evaluated.
Spring green-up has been muted by the ongoing drought and each passing week is critical and by any measure, the U.S. is in the worst condition now of any May in at least the last 35 years.
As tender spring forages begin to grow, what happens when a late frost occurs? How should cattle producers manage the impacts?
Widespread drought, higher costs of production and meager profit margins are driving beef cows to market at an alarming pace.
Rising fertilizer prices has producers searching for ways to cut input costs. Producers should do the math to determine the price at which fertilizer becomes economically cost prohibitive.
American ranchers face a dry start to the summer grazing season as about half of the nation’s beef cows reside under some designation of drought. Texas shows 76% of pastures in poor to very poor condition.
Although drought cannot be avoided entirely, a good forage management plan will lessen the impact on forages and hasten pasture recovery when growing conditions return.
The ongoing drought continues to squeeze available hay supplies and drought this year is a severe threat to 2022 hay production. May 1 hay stocks in the 17 plains and western states were down 17.7 percent year-over-year.
Drought is not a new issue to cow-calf producers, but many factors make this year unique. Kansas State will host a webinar to help producers weigh options on May 19.
John Deere announced it has established an allied agreement with Mike and Jason Grady of Twin Pak to better serve existing and future John Deere small square baler customers in the United States.
A solid annual forage strategy can produce cost-effective, high-quality feed, and for some varieties, aftermath grazing.
An emergency preparedness plan can assist a cattlemen’s ability to respond to varying threats. Developing a disaster plan is a good idea for both people and all the animals they care for on a farm or ranch.
Elanco Animal Health and Ducks Unlimited announce results from the year-one effort of a multi-year initiative to restore working grasslands in western Kansas.
Monitoring horn fly numbers on your cattle helps determine proper fly control management. Here are some management ideas for the season ahead!
High winds and eerily dry conditions across Kansas and the Southern Plains have created what’s been a battleground for continuous wildfires this year, as the fires are robbing some ranchers of vital grass.
Up to $5 million in funding will be provided to bring financial and technical resources to ranchers in the Southern Great Plains to improve grassland management and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Cattle grazing pastures with high soil-test phosphorus may be getting enough of the nutrient from the grass to eliminate the need for a phosphorus feed additive.
Land is the common ground on which all other resources thrive. That’s why monitoring, managing and maintaining soil health is key to productivity and, ultimately, profitability on the ranch.
Grassroots Carbon has provided payment to 10 Texas ranchers for their adoption of reversative grazing pastures which have resulted in nature-based, measured, verified and certified carbon credits.
Drought will be the principal determinant of the general cattle industry scenario in 2022. The current Climate Prediction Center drought outlook suggests drought may persist in regions of the west and northern plains.
Court denies restraining order filed to halt aerial gunning operation of feral cattle. “The overall situation and the waste of protein is saddening,” says NMCGA President-Elect Bronson Corn.