Grazing
Extend Grazing In Northern Minnesota
Stockpile and windrow grazing can lengthen the fall grazing season in northern Minnesota, a University of Minnesota study revealed. In 2007 and 2008,...
Extreme Grazeover
For cow-calf producer Terry Gompert, the role of cattle extends well beyond beef production. The animals are part of a holistic pasture management system,...
Growth Regulator Can Extend Grazing Season
A plant growth regulator just on the market can be a very useful tool for shifting production to early spring or extending grass production several weeks...
Switchgrass May Be Dual-Purpose Crop
Switchgrass could be grazed by stocker cattle and then harvested for bioenergy production, say researchers at the Noble Foundation, Ardmore, OK. A 24-acre...
Tillering BMR Corn Is Fast Forage
A new tillering forage corn that can produce 5 tons/acre of high-energy, high-protein dry matter in 60 days will revolutionize the way some forage is...
Forage Corn Produces Like ‘A Jungle,’ Researcher Says
Ron Kaufman planted six rows of MasterGraze in a test plot last spring. He didn't harvest it, but was impressed with the amount of vegetation...
Reminder: Watch Out For Nitrate Poisoning In Forages And Weeds
This year’s fall rains and clouds following a summer drought could cause nitrate poisoning of livestock – from improved forages or from weeds, says Vanessa Corriher, Texas AgriLife Extension Service forage specialist...
Pleased With Pasture
Since early spring, Sean Mallet's herd at Nature's Harmony Organic Dairy has been grazing irrigated mixtures of ryegrass, clover and alfalfa. The cows...
Interseeded Annual Legumes Improve Bermuda Pastures
Interseeding annual legumes into bermudagrass pastures showed good economic potential in a first-year trial at The Noble Foundation, Ardmore, OK. The...
New Endophytes Will Expand Non-Toxic Fescue Choices
In about two years, livestock producers who want to replace toxic-endophyte-infected tall fescue with non-toxic varieties will have more options to choose...
