Native warm-season grasses are bunch grasses that are indigenous and well-adapted to North America. These species can be used as a part of forage production systems

The greening of America has begun, even for the Northern states. The spring flush of grass is a welcomed sight as the days of long underwear and frozen net wrap bid adieu

Summer annuals are fast-growing, high-quality forages that can be used to supplement tall fescue systems during the summer forage slump

Hopefully, most of our Hay & Forage Grower readers in the West are aware of the nutritional advantages of cutting hay in the afternoon rather than in the early morning hours

In this three-part series, we’ll be discussing specific steps you can take to use regenerative grazing to achieve certain goals

There are two basic approaches to setting up a grazing cell: fixed and flexible. A fixed grazing cell has a set number of permanent paddocks created with permanent fence

It's been a year since I transitioned from being a regional seed company consultant to farming with my family full time. I feel very settled in this role, and there’s a long list of accomplishments

Central Kentucky farmers Dave Burge, Dorris Bruce, and Beth and Brad Hodges have made major changes to their winter-feeding systems in recent years

The cost of nitrogen fertilizer impacts everything from the economic optimum application rate for corn to the value of manure

Imagine a hay feeding system where you do not have to use a tractor for months at a time while you also build up pasture fertility without applying commercial fertilizer

GRAZING management during the active growing season is largely about the plants and the soil. Our focus is maximizing solar energy capture and building soil health

During fall, many producers in the South put a cover crop plan in to action — perhaps seeding small grains, winter peas, vetch, or clovers into their dormant warm-season, perennial grass pastures

There is a lot of discussion these days about building soil health using improved grazing strategies. The currently popular approach is being called “regenerative grazing,”

Photo: Greg Judy Green Pasture Farms in central Missouri comprises many fields that were once idle cropland shrouded with shrubs and trees. It wasn’t until Greg Judy, owner of the farm, took ov

Many livestock farms and ranches have different classes of livestock on pasture at the same time of year. Separating stock classes on the basis of their nutrient requirements makes sense

Forage management rules are everywhere. They are intended to be quick, easy ways to help guide choices as you learn. These rules are great guiding principles

Missouri produced 1.91 million calves in 2020, yet the University of Missouri estimates that only 500,000 calves are kept in the state after weaning

This year’s World Series turned out to be a battle of relief pitchers. In nearly every game, the starters were in the shower before the fifth inning — often, long before.One might make the

The fertilizer price landscape has experienced a dramatic change during the past months. As reported last week in the “Hay Pellets” section of eHay Weekly, the bi-weekly Illinois Production

So, what is regenerative ranching? Noble Research Institute has defined it as the process of restoring degraded grazing lands using practices based on ecological principles