Grazing
Rangeland Invader
Medusahead will take over the West if we don't do something, says Roger Sheley, a USDA-ARS ecologist at the Eastern Oregon Ag Research Center in Burns,...
GPS Collars Track Cattle On Range
In 1981, Doug Johnson began studying the way grazing animals move around their pastures. Twenty years later, he added a new twist. We started using GPS...
Alfalfa: A Great Grazing Crop
Alfalfa offers excellent opportunities as a grazing crop, said Garry Lacefield, University of Kentucky forage specialist, at the National Alfalfa Symposium last month...
Comparing Intensive With Continuous Grazing In Ohio
Management-intensive grazing increases average weight gain in beef cows and calves compared to conventional continuous grazing in Appalachian Ohio, according...
Marvelous Mix
Bob March was looking to maximize pasture for his beef cattle, hoping to get more fall and spring grazing and reduce his need for hay. After years of...
Cool-Season Grasses Rated For Grazing
Thirty-two improved grass varieties and grass/legume mixtures were graded for their yield and quality in grazing plots at the University of Findlay (OH)...
Millet Works Great For Swath Grazing
Golden German millet seems a good swath-grazing alternative to barley and oats. It's also goose-resistant. If you're tired of predation on your barley...
Easier Irrigation
New Zealand system gets high marks
Larry Kaseberg moves his irrigation systems while they're operating. He simply dons a raincoat, attaches a hook at the end of each system to the rear...
New Goods For Graziers
The following are the latest fencing products for graziers, growers and ranchers available from manufacturers. For more information, call or email companies...
Two-Cut Alfalfa
Falcata may reduce cost, workload
When Arvid Boe started breeding for pure varieties of yellow-flowered falcata alfalfa 10 years ago, he hoped to develop a high-yielding, one-cut variety...
