Fall fertilizer applications to hay fields and pastures
As you are probably well aware the price for agricultural inputs has increased dramatically. Fertilizer is no exception. The price of fertilizer is so high that several cattle producers have asked me if it is economical to apply fertilizer to pasture and hay ground this fall.
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Options for supplementing cattle on late season grass
K-State veterinarian Gregg Hanzlicek discusses late summer and early fall protein supplementation for the grazing cow herd.
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Vitamin A can be deficient in a drought
Vitamin A is rarely a concern in range cattle nutritional programs because it is readily synthesized from carotene that is common in green growing plants.
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Cattle Questions: Do pastures have to sit empty in the summer to before winter grazing?
Do you have to leave pastures sit empty in the summer to be able to winter graze? We have subirrigated meadows that we hay, if we winter graze can we supplement w/that hay instead of cake?
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Range management strategies to cope with the current drought
A gripping drought has many Texas pastures used for cattle production becoming less and less populated with forage.
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Supplementation frequency decisions for beef cattle producers
How often and how much of a given feed should be fed to cattle are questions that many beef cattle producers ask.
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Don’t let your guard down on nitrates
A few spotty rain showers have been welcome surprises in Northern Oklahoma over the last several days. They are not the kind to end a drought, but they momentarily cool the air, make the pastures and hay fields look a little greener, and improve farmer and rancher attitudes.
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Be phosphorus smart
Follow these suggestions to help prevent phosphorus-containing soils from entering lakes and streams, which can have a negative impact on water quality and oxygen levels.
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Managing feedstuff nutrient variability
Cattle producers often make decisions on feedstuff use based on assumptions about their nutrient composition. Yet individual feedstuffs vary in nutrient levels for a variety of reasons.
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Cattle Grazing: Dry weather can lead to a lethal lunch
Most people don’t think of grass as poison, but dry weather and drought can turn a pasture dangerous.
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Creep feeding for beef calves—Know your numbers
Beef cow-calf producers should calculate the economic return for creep feeding calves each year.
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