Grazing Practices
Stockpiling pastures an option for emergency grazing
Scattered rainfall in the last two weeks is dangling the possibility of forage production into the fall and winter using a technique called stockpiling.
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Grazing drought-stressed standing corn
Grazing standing corn eliminates the costs of harvesting, transporting, drying, and storing grain.
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Soybeans as cow feed: A natural forage
As the drought impact on South Dakota farms and ranches intensifies, feed resources surface as a major limitation to maintaining beef cow numbers.
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Use cereal grains to replace fall forage in drought conditions
Beef herd owners short on pastures for their cows can provide fall grazing by planting cereal grains, says a University of Missouri plant scientist.
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Acreage management during a drought
"Take Half, Leave Half," is a grazing rule of thumb which Mindy Hubert, SDSU Extension Small Acreage Field Specialist, says has taken on a new meaning during the drought.
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Summer grazing gone, producers look to winter annuals
With summer’s grazing gone, Arkansas livestock producers are looking to winter annuals to sustain what’s left of their herds.
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Don't let your guard down on nitrates
A few spotty rain showers may fall even in the midst of heat and drought.
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Forage drought recovery: Looking back, planning ahead
So far 2012 has been a better year climate-wise than 2011. However, the full impact of the 2011 drought on warm-season forages was not fully realized until the early spring and summer of 2012.
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Volunteer crops can provide additional animal feed
There are reports of hay shortages, especially in western North Dakota, because rainfall has been sparse this growing season.
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Livestock may need protection from pastures
Cattle may be showing the effect of the drought, not necessarily by poor weight gain and performance, but with mortality by what they are eating.
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Forage Focus: Drought? Stick to what you know
Rainfall we can't control. Management though is a different story. So what's your plan to manage through a hot, dry summer?
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