Pasture Management
Extension publication gives guidance on grassland restoration
The Texas AgriLife Extension Service has produced a publication with step-by-step instructions on how to restore native grasslands.
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Texas crop, weather: Corn harvest reports a mixed bag
As corn prices surge, the condition of the crop varied widely around the state, according to reports by Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel.
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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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Stretching pastures during drought
As the drought continues, more cattlemen are asking how to stretch their pastures. There are two major techniques that may be pursued: one is to reduce the grazing pressure from the animal side, and the other is to supplement the amount of feed available.
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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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Texas specialists encourage producers to plant winter pastures
anting winter pastures this fall might not save livestock producers’ bacon, but doing so could certainly help them save what hay they have if there’s another drought next summer, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service expert.
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Continuing repercussions of the 2011 drought
I don’t like talking about the “D-word,” but the effects of the 2011 drought will be felt for years to come throughout the Southern Great Plains and the Southwest due to its severity.
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Time of day of harvest and impact on nitrate concentration
Summer annuals are often used by cattle producers for summer grazing or harvested for hay. Plants such as Sorghum-Sudan hybrids, Sorgo-Sudan hybrids, Sudan-Sudan hybrids, and millets, all fall in this category.
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Cattle deaths point up dangers of drought-stressed forage
The deaths of two cows point up the deadly nature of drought-stressed forage, said Tom Troxel, associate head-Animal Science for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.
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Ranchers, farmers seeking solutions to U.S. water worries
Across the globe, water consumption has tripled in the last 50 years, and at least 36 U.S. states are anticipating some water shortages by 2013, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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- New school lunch beef recipes win approval from kids, foodservice
- Prices for corn and soybeans, five years from now
- Drier weather to give big boost to U.S. corn plantings
- The relationship between retail gasoline prices and futures prices
- Domestic ethanol production starts to grow again
- Agriculture is expected to remain strong in the coming decade
