Conservation and Restoration
Farmers, ranchers mitigate impacts of drought with good planning
USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service is helping to mitigate impacts of drought across the nation. With good drought plans and conservation systems, farmers and ranchers are better equipped to manage dry and other extreme weather.
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Mississippi cattle farm practices good conservation
A Panola County cattleman is using native grasses in a 200-acre intensive grazing operation that is both efficient and environmentally friendly.
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Cattle diet quality during drought
I hear people talking about the need to provide supplemental nutrients during drought because the brown, dormant forage we see on rangeland is low in quality.
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Drought still affecting this year’s grasshopper population
Last year’s drought is the most likely reason producers are seeing more grasshoppers and fewer honeybees this year, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service expert.
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NDSU releases range monitoring video
The North Dakota State University Extension Service and Hettinger Research Extension Center have teamed up to produce a video titled "The Importance of Range Monitoring."
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Factors to consider when buying high quality forage seed
One of the most important factors affecting successful forage establishment begins with purchasing high quality forage seed.
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It is not too late to plant cover crops
Cereal rye is a hardy versatile plant that is one of the best choices for Michigan farmers to use as a cover crop.
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KLA: Moran/Inhofe bill would protect ability to burn in the Flint Hills
A bill that would protect the ability of landowners to use prescribed fire in the Flint Hills has been introduced by U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Jim Inhofe (R-OK).
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Tenants need to be prudent about farm improvements
Does the farmland you rent need tiling, limestone, conservation structures or other long-term improvements?
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Alfalfa management in drought-stressed areas
Alfalfa has been under stress in many parts of Kansas during much of March and April. Drought, alfalfa weevil and various aphids are causing stunted growth and damaged leaves
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Forage Focus: Pasture renovation options
At the March kick-off meeting for the Athens area grazing council, some cattle owners talked about the beating some of their pastures have taken this winter.
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- Packer margins jump higher, feeding margins bleak
- New animal identification rules aid disease traceability
- Oklahoma producers have access to new OQBN tool
- Survey reveals most Americans in favor of COOL
- Oil ends higher on weaker dollar, supplies weigh
- Purdue's beef evaluation program receives 10,000th bull
- Michigan hay buyers should plan purchases early
- U.S. cattle placements rise in April as feed costs subside
- Ag markets were mixed to start the new week
- Corn planting pace turns from record slow to record fast
- Drought losses in Oklahoma top $400 million for 2012
- Corn and soybean prices continue to retrace 2012 drought rally
