Pasture Management
Interseeding legumes into pastures can lower costs
Clovers provide several benefits when they are used in pastures along with grass species. If the pasture species composition is 30 to 50% legumes research has showed us there is no benefit to adding additional nitrogen fertilizer.
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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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Management tips for drought-stressed forages
The Midwest U.S. has seen some of the most extreme drought conditions of recent memory. Some precipitation has come over the fall and winter for much of this area, but not enough for most of us to feel comfortable about.
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Forages for summer grazing
Livestock producers and horse owners who use summer annuals for grazing and/or haying are probably thinking about what to plant this year.
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Ranchers develop planning methodology to best respond to drought
Like a general mapping out his strategy before going into battle, a rancher must be prepared to respond effectively to drought, one of the biggest threats to Great Plains ranchers.
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Forages: Underappreciated and undervalued
A person involved in cow-calf production or raising or backgrounding feeder calves is at some level a forage producer.
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Texas crop, weather: Much wheat is unlikely to make a crop
Despite recent rains that greened up much of the wheat crop, a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agronomist is expecting a below-normal crop this year.
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Grazing and pasture management during and after drought
Thus far the winter has been warmer and drier than many were hoping for in Nebraska. The months that are historically the wettest are still ahead of us and hopefully will bring significant moisture.
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Cattle grazing: Order summer forage seed early
Cattle producers are being urged to buy early after last year’s drought caused shortfall of seed for summer forages such as sorghum, sudangrass, millet and crabgrass.
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Figure costs before selecting nitrogen rates for pastures
Much of the nitrogen applied to tall fescue and smooth bromegrass hay meadows and pastures goes on in January or February in eastern Kansas.
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Controlling grass tetany
Grass tetany can become a problem during the months of February, March and April.
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- Post-tornado composting a solution for disposal of dead livestock
- Michigan hay buyers should plan purchases early
- Seven jobs more dangerous than farming
- New animal identification rules aid disease traceability
- Former Eastern Livestock CEO, CFO sentenced for federal crimes
- Drought losses in Oklahoma top $400 million for 2012
