Pasture Management
Cow-calf corner: Testing summer annuals for nitrates
Cow-Calf Corner is a collection of timely management tips of interest to cow-calf producers in Oklahoma. This week, Glenn Selk explains the importance of testing summer annuals for nitrates.
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Drought Monitor: Hot, dry weather replaces early weak cool front
A cool front brought showers and thunderstorms to the central and northern Plains and Upper Midwest early during this U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) week, but it weakened as it scraped against high pressure over the eastern U.S., dropping minimal precipitation in the Ohio Valley. Another front brought limited rain later in the period.
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Alfalfa management considerations in a drought
An established alfalfa plant has a deep taproot that enables the plant to extract moisture from the soil and continue growing even under drought conditions.
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Texas crop, weather: Many areas backsliding into drought
While crops were doing reasonably well in Central Texas, much of the rest of the state is backsliding into drought pretty quickly, said a Texas AgriLife Extension Service expert.
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Drought-stricken pastures concern for cattle
Calf deaths attributed to weed toxicity
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This year test the forage before you cut!
Summer has definitely arrived in Oklahoma! Hot dry summer weather brings about heat and drought stress on summer annuals.
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Future forage potential for cattle on pasture
It's time to face reality. It's dry, chances of significant rain are slim, and even if it does rain you still will be short of pasture. Let's discuss reality in a moment.
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Prescribed fire and ticks
Terry Bidwell explains how to use prescribed fire to control ticks and other insects.
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Drought still affecting this year’s grasshopper population
Last year’s drought is the most likely reason producers are seeing more grasshoppers and fewer honeybees this year, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service expert.
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Nebraska ranch offers biological monitoring workshop
Participants will develop biological monitoring skills critical to maintaining a highly productive and sustainable grazing operation.
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Drought Monitor: Rains in Georgia, cold front hits Midwest
Early in the week, Tropical Depression Beryl tracked northeastward from southern Georgia to along the Georgia and Carolina coasts before moving into the open waters of the Atlantic.
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- New animal identification rules aid disease traceability
- Oklahoma producers have access to new OQBN tool
- Survey reveals most Americans in favor of COOL
- Oil ends higher on weaker dollar, supplies weigh
- Purdue's beef evaluation program receives 10,000th bull
- Corn planting pace turns from record slow to record fast
- Michigan hay buyers should plan purchases early
- Ag markets were mixed to start the new week
- U.S. cattle placements rise in April as feed costs subside
- Corn planting pace turns from record slow to record fast
- New school lunch beef recipes win approval from kids, foodservice
- Schwieterman: Cattle futures end week with sharp losses
