Pasture Management
Can we have more drought related problems ahead this spring?
The unique conditions leading into the spring of 2013 may be leading us into even more potential problems. A dry growing season last summer combined with poor forage growth in the fall has left almost no standing forage in many pastures.
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Frost seed to renovate pastures
Frost seeding is one method that producers can use to renovate pastures and improve pasture quality and/or the species mix within the pasture.
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Forage specialist offers methods of coping with drought
With a drought as severe as last summer's, the long-lasting effects require long-term adaptations from producers who are working with the limited water supply.
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Careful management aids drought survival
The U.S. Drought Monitor released on Nov. 20, 2012, shows the majority of Oklahoma and Texas in severe to extreme drought with northern Oklahoma and the Panhandle in exceptional drought.
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Grazing grass too short kills off root systems
In the prolonged summer drought, farmers noticed that grass stayed green longer in their hayfields than in their pastures.
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Webinars for ranch advisors to focus on drought planning
A spring webinar series will provide drought planning techniques and technologies to advisors seeking to help Great Plains ranchers manage through drought.
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Restoring rangeland after fire
Dwayne Elmore examines rangeland forage regrowth after fire.
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Drought losses in Oklahoma top $400 million for 2012
Oklahoma absorbed more than $400 million in losses in 2012 due to the ongoing drought, according to estimates by researchers at Oklahoma State University.
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Tax planning for producers due to Drought Disaster designation
The Drought Disaster declaration has given livestock producers options for deferring income from livestock sales in 2012. This planning is best done prior to year end, giving you the opportunity to execute options that can help you manage tax liability.
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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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Bermudagrass recovery requires managing ryegrass
Annual ryegrass, Lolium multiflorum, has been overseeded into bermudagrass pastures for many years.
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- The relationship between retail gasoline prices and futures prices
- Drier weather to give big boost to U.S. corn plantings
- Domestic ethanol production starts to grow again
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