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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...

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...

Diet Corn Silage

Boosting corn silage levels in rations has proved to be a great strategy for pushing dairy heifer weights at calving to 1,300 lbs or more and age at first...

Dry Distillers Grains Raise Digestibility, Feed Intake

Feeding a dry distillers grains supplement with smooth bromegrass increased total dry matter digestibility and feed intake, according to Iowa State University researchers...

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Beef

Flake Feeder

Finding a one-man feeder that would be safe and flake rather than process big square bales was a challenge from customers that Denzil Robbins didn't take...

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...

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...

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Horses

Horse Owners: Anticipate Higher Hay Prices In 2008

USDA has released several crop reports that indicate the number of hay acres will be down in 2008. It also reports that the existing hay supply is lower...

Keeping The Green

Mark Spielman creates narrow tunnels in his bale stacks,then fans the hay dry to preserve its green color. His reward: top prices in the horse market....

Ohio State University Offers Horse Industry Resources

A new online directory is being developed with information about hay suppliers, equine veterinarians and other horse-related products and services by county within Ohio. ...

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Other Livestock

A Savory Sudangrass

Sudangrass's popularity and market potential may increase with this spring's introduction of a new hybrid. That hybrid contains a brown-midrib (BMR) gene...

Weed Eaters

Goats are gaining a newfound respect among cattlemen across Kansas, thanks to their fondness for sericea lespedeza, a noxious weed. Goats readily consume...

Cutting-Time Controversy

Hank Mayland and Dwight Fisher tell dairy farmers to cut forages in late afternoon for highest milk production. Mike English and Dan Undersander say morning...

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Research in Brief

The following items report on forage-related research recently presented by University experts at meetings across the country.

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