http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/pasture-rangeland RSS Feed for Pasture & Rangeland en-us Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:10:00 GMT http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/pasture-rangeland/Managing-light-weight-and-early-weaned-calves-211971491.html While recent rains have alleviated many of the concerns for feed supplies caused by drought, there still could be concerns with grass supply and with the body condition of cows this summer. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/pasture-rangeland/Pasture-and-range-conditions-improve-211818131.html Significant rains that have occurred in North Dakota and neighboring states in the Northern Plains the last three weeks have improved pasture and range conditions. Each Monday afternoon USDA-NASS releases a Crop Progress Report which shows state pasture and range conditions with a percentage rating in categories of very poor, poor, fair, good, and excellent. The first pasture and range conditions of the 2013 season were released for the week ending May 5 in the May 6 report. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/pasture-rangeland/Understanding-pesticide-product-labels-is-important-211423391.html Take advantage of the DuPont Crop Protection Land Management Stewardship Learning Series to better understand pesticide product labels. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/pasture-rangeland/Studies-examine-nontraditional-bermudagrass-fertilizers-210605821.html Numerous nontraditional fertilizers are being marketed with little replicated research demonstrating their effectiveness compared to traditional commercial sources of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/pasture-rangeland/Changes-for-improving-grazing-program-before-another-drought-209921321.html Sometimes I think a minor in psychology along with my agronomy degree would have been useful. Grass is easy to manage. Mow it, graze it, fertilize it, manage it and it grows like it supposed to. People are hard. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/pasture-rangeland/Extra-moisture-can-extend-grass-growth-into-summer-slump-209712141.html Rain makes grass grow. That’s good for grazing livestock, but makes haying difficult. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/pasture-rangeland/Producers-should-be-aware-of-potential-for-hay-fires-209705711.html Recent rainfall combined with rising ambient temperatures in the southern Great Plains should serve as a signal for agricultural producers to monitor their hay. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/pasture-rangeland/Ranchers-use-water-wisely-avoid-drought-impacts-209550931.html With the help of USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, Texas ranchers Gary and Sue Price are guiding ranch management into the future. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/pasture-rangeland/Summer-annuals-can-provide-pasture-or-stored-feed-options-209396541.html Beef cattle owners that are looking for supplemental forage options should consider summer annuals. June is the ideal time frame for planting a warm season summer annual crop. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/pasture-rangeland/Worry-about-what-you-can-control-209369631.html I don't know of any enterprise that a person could be involved with that would be more dependent on the weather than field crop production.