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A central Nebraska farm is tapping into a growing national interest in cover crops, which were popular in organic circles but a rarity among mainstream row-crop producers.  

The short answer is a lot! 

Cover crop grazing, like crop residue grazing, is complicated by the cropland owner’s desire to manage the land in such a way as to maximize crop profitability. 

Prepare your land for winter grazing by closely grazing or mowing down the existing pasture in the fall, prior to planting. 

It is common place now to see maturing broomsedge in our pasture and hayfields.

Farmers across the fertile pampas are getting ready to empty silo bags of corn and soybeans after years of withholding part of their crop in anger over tax policies.

Fall is the ideal time for livestock producers to walk their pastures and assess what may need to be improved before next year's grazing season, a Purdue Extension forage specialist says.

Cyanide poisoning is the culprit after a frost on forages like sorghum, sorghum-sudangrass or sudangrass.

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

Data to be used for farm bill loan deficiency program.

Silvopasture is the integration of trees, livestock, and forage crops together on the same land to create dual income from timber and livestock. 

Frost seeding of pastures in late winter can be successful especially if the preparation is started in the fall.  

When drought ravages the countryside, farmers struggle to bring yields. In an effort to help farmers overcome these obstacles, a team at Oklahoma State University uses cattle to discover drought and freeze tolerant wheat variety.

Combinations of frost-damaged forages, resulting in the accumulation of prussic acid, and their ingestion, may prove fatal for livestock. 

In New Mexico, as well as the entire country, raising forage is an important part of the agricultural industry. 

Corn residue can be a good option for extending the grazing season, but too much grain can cause digestive upsets and other health issues.

There are a number of programs setup to protect forage growers.  

When corn was $7 a bushel, a lot of farmers converted pasture from grass to row crops. Now, with crop prices much lower and pasture values on the rise, many of those farmers are thinking about putting those acres back into grass.

A significant risk of grazing certain species of drought or frost-damaged forages is hydrocyanic acid poisoning. 

Livestock producers who want a simple way to improve their pastures may want to consider using a tool similar to what most homeowners use to keep their neighbors happy — a mower, only bigger.

Frost causes important changes in forages so manage them carefully for safe feed.

Depending on what your soil pH is it might be time to add some lime.

The Annual Forage Insurance Plan is available for two different seven month growing seasons.

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

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

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

Small grains can accumulate high levels of nitrates.

The Texas Panhandle Forage Sorghum Silage Trials is the only forage trial nationwide used to update grain sorghum eligibility tables. 

Cattle expansion may boost pasture values but move beef prices lower.

As tobacco demand continues to fall, beef production has become more important to the Bluegrass State.

Selecting the right nitrogen source when fertilizing pastures and hayfields has always been important in nitrogen use efficiency.  

It could be time to take corn stalks off the bench and into your starting lineup.

Redcedar invasion into Nebraska’s grasslands is a very real issue that producers need to address.

It was a tough week in the cattle market with both live and feeder cattle futures marking new contract lows on what Jerry Gulke, president of The Gulke Group, says has been correction waiting in the wings.

Winter feed bills are one of the largest expenses of a livestock operation, but winter feed costs can be reduced with some action now.

The Feed Cost Cow-Q-Lator is used to make a comparison of the costs of feeding a representative beef cow.

Cogongrass is a hardy, fast-growing invasive weed that is spreading across the Southeast.   

What a pasture should look like – whether a waving sea of grass or one with diverse vegetation – depends on the cattleman’s final goal and actions taken before rain falls, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service range specialist.

Warm-season grasses thrive when the temperature is around 90 degrees. 

Some tips to help save some money and grow more forage.

One of the best ways a livestock or dairy producer can improve available grass for cattle in pastures is to attend a Management Intensive Grazing (MiG) school. 

Photo-monitoring uses photographs to capture data about pastures.

Stockpiling forage is an alternative to feeding hay in the winter.

When it’s 100 degrees outside, winter may seem ages away, but planning for fall grazing and winter forage needs to start long before the mercury drops.

Water management and resource development will be among the topics discussed during the 2015 Beef and Forage Field Night Aug. 27, offered by experts with the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences at The Ohio State University.

How to increase the stocking capacity of pastures is a common problem faced by beef producers.

Grazing systems are dependent on location and available feed.

Sweet clover makes a good forage, but it can also be deadly.

Commodities turned in their worst monthly performance since September 2011.

Reducing winter hay feeding one among many topics.