Pasture Management
Producers encouraged to scout, treat fields for grasshoppers
From the Old Testament to Pixar's A Bug's Life, grasshoppers have always played the villain.
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Putting up high-quality hay
The days of cutting hay on an International H or M tractor with a sickle mower are long gone for most.
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Portable equipment aids farmers’ forage decisions
Mississippi State University has the South’s first portable forage tester that can give hay and cattle producers immediate decision-making information and enable them to improve their profit margins.
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Understanding wet hay
Each night that follows a rainy day in Oklahoma is filled with many bedtime prayers of thanks from farmers and ranchers who have too often experienced drought and short hay supplies.
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Drought still challenges pastures, producers this year
When it comes to spring of 2012, looks can be deceiving.
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Replacing summer pasture with feeds for cows grazing pasture
Managing a cow herd in drought conditions is a challenge. An alternative to dry lotting beef cows in drought conditions or when pasture is expensive or in short supply would be to "substitute" some of the pasture with another feed.
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BeefTalk: Integrating a new grass and beef production model
In recent years, much discussion has been held regarding grass and beef production. The concept of integrating the two production activities seems like a no-brainer.
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Video series offers livestock farmers access to grazing school
A new series of videos produced by Ohio State University Educators offers livestock producers detailed information on a wide variety of grazing management techniques.
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Drought planning should begin with green pastures
Don’t wait for the last green blade of grass to disappear in a drought before deciding what to do with pastured animals.
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Texas crop, weather: Drought conditions ease, herds rebuilding
Though the areas of extreme and severe drought shrank further, large parts of Texas remained either in one stage of drought or abnormally dry, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor and Texas AgriLife Extension Service reports.
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Plan for drought before it happens
With just a couple of days left in May, it appears that the January-May period will be the warmest on record in Oklahoma.
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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
