Grazing Practices
Flush of cool-season annuals offers challenges, possibilities
Warmer than normal temperatures and above average rainfall are good for agricultural producers, but not necessarily great for their bermudagrass pastures.
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Grazing management reminders
Timely and ample precipitation and favorable temperatures is a combination for rapid grass growth.
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Cool-season grasses too much of a good thing for summer forages?
Though there remained large areas still stricken, the number of counties under drought conditions continued to shrink, according to Texas AgriLife Extension Service reports and the U.S. Drought Monitor.
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Greener pastures encourage cattle ranchers
Spring rains that soaked the state have made all the difference for California cattle ranchers.
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Forage Focus: Pasture (frothy) bloat
Bloat has been described in agricultural writings since A.D. 60. Names for bloat have changed over the years: hoove, hoven, tympany, and blown have appeared in English journals of the 18th and 19th centuries.
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Good forage grows ‘bittersweet’ situation for ranchers
Many livestock producers continue to make hay while the sun shines, according Texas AgriLife Extension Service reports.
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Cattle bloat appearing early
The University of Kentucky Veterinary Diagnostic Lab is seeing cases of bloat in cattle 20 days earlier than normal, said Craig Carter, lab director.
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Developing a grazing plan - Balancing forage/animal inventory
Hopefully you have started a grazing plan for your ranch by developing your goals and begun getting a ranch inventory put together.
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Grass tetany: Be aware of the risk
If spring snows and rains develop as we need them to, grass will grow rapidly and is a concern for cattle producers.
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Take advantage of this market
According to the most recent U.S.Drought Monitor, the majority of Arkansas, has returned to normal soil moisture, while areas from central Kansas and south through Texas and regions of the southwestern U.S. remain in a moderate to exceptional drought intensity.
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Early grazing for control of species
Grassland mangers are often faced with an undesirable plant species that they are trying to control with the most cost-effective treatment out there.
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