Pasture-Forage
As a rule of thumb, for bermudagrass and other introduced warm-season perennials, each pound of N fertilizer will add about 30 to 40 pounds of forage production per acre.
The latest U.S. Drought monitor indicates drought is gripping pastures, with 60% of the nation’s cow herd is now in some level of drought or dryness, and it’s causing cow slaughter numbers to climb.
A sacrifice area is an area where animals stay at times when pasture grazing is detrimental to land and plants. This area can be in a dry lot pen or a fenced-off area of the pasture.
The northern Plains has experienced severe drought since 2020, with alfalfa plants stressed due to a shortage of water. The lack of snow cover and temperatures below 0 F in February likely caused alfalfa winter-kill.
Care in how large, round bales are stored outside can minimize losses.
Seven ranchers can win herbicide proven to reduce costs and grow business for the long haul.
USDA and partners complete first of its kind sale of carbon credits from working ranch grasslands.
As late spring approaches, livestock producers should evaluate and select pasture fly control options available for their specific management system.
Montana ranchers embrace holistic management to improve the natural resource.
Pasture, Rangeland and Forage, or PRF, insurance is a risk policy designed to provide annual protection for farmers and ranchers through USDA. Policies covering 2021 have a signup date of Nov. 21, 2020.
At Walmart’s Sustainability Milestone Summit, World Wildlife Fund, the Walmart Foundation, McDonald’s and Cargill announced they will join forces to make improvements to the grasslands of the Northern Great Plains.
The Kansas Department of Agriculture is considering a quarantine that ranchers say could have a dramatic effect on their ability to raise and harvest hay to feed livestock.
Most of cattle country has had abundant to excessive moisture this year—as evident from my travels from Oklahoma to Montana.
While there are many positives to incorporating forage cover crops into existing forage systems, differences in production, nutritional value, and animal gain exist.
A few Florida ranchers and consumers prefer grass-fed beef.
What do you think of when you hear the phrase ‘intensive grazing’?
The grass fed beef industry is a growing industry and many producers are searching for information on current market prices. This article will shed some light on sources of information for the grass-fed beef producer.
Hawaii is seeing a changing of the guard when it comes to local beef consumption.
Drought is starting to recede in many of the top beef producing states.
Pastures are in better condition this summer than anytime in past 10 years, that’s a good sign for herd rebuilding.
Forage and livestock producers who want to learn about the role forage quality plays in meat quality can attend the Indiana Forage Council seminar.
The feed cost environment for 2013-2014 is dramatically different compared to last year.
Feed and forage represents your largest annual production costs, and they provide the greatest opportunity for you to make significant changes in a short period of time.
With rising feed costs, the cattle industry looks at shifting to a forage-based production system.
Cattle producers might need to test, supplement poor-quality forages
Unless the production system is irrigated, drought will always be part of the risk associated with forage and livestock production.
While more optimistic, Texas ranchers remain extremely cautious when it comes to rebuilding herds and holding onto forage stocks.
Cooler temperatures and the return of rain have caused a springlike regrowth in pastures that can present some health risks for cattle.
Fall frost increases potential for prussic acid toxicity in livestock.
While it’s tempting to turn cows onto new fall growth when rains return after a drought, holding off can help pastures and cows.