Livestock
Dairy/Forage Nutrition
Double Whammy Leads To Too Many Horses
The economic downturn coupled with a ban on horse slaughter has resulted in a steadily growing number of unwanted horses with owners who are unable to properly care for them, says Alison LaCarrubba, a University of Missouri equine veterinarian...
Native Cattle Are Best Desert Grazers
A beef cow’s geographic experience affects its grazing behavior and diet choices in the desert rangeland pastures of southern New Mexico, say Derek Bailey and Milt Thomas of New Mexico State University’s animal and range science department...
Dairy Expo Forage Seminars Set
Baleage production, bunker silo density and the economics of alfalfa vs. corn silage are among the scheduled topics at forage seminars to be held during this year’s World Dairy Expo, Sept. 28-Oct. 2 in Madison, WI...
Plant Winter Rye For Spring Forage
Planting winter rye following soybean or corn silage harvest is a good way for dairy producers to increase feed production from limited acres, say University of Wisconsin dairy specialists...
How To Estimate Forage Quality
Delay alfalfa harvest and you’ll likely increase neutral detergent fiber (NDF) and lower protein in the crop. He suggests using one or more methods to predict when to cut first-crop alfalfa based on NDF concentration...
More Dairy/Forage Nutrition Articles
Beef
Fertilize, Then Stockpile, Grass Pastures
Fertilizing tall fescue and bermudagrass pastures in late summer, then letting the regrowth accumulate for fall or winter grazing, can pay dividends, reminds John Jennings, University of Arkansas Extension forage specialist...
Manage Tall Fescue To Soften Endophyte’s Blow
Careful management of endophyte-infected tall fescue can reduce losses from fescue toxicosis, says Craig Roberts, University of Missouri Extension forage specialist...
Native Cattle Are Best Desert Grazers
A beef cow’s geographic experience affects its grazing behavior and diet choices in the desert rangeland pastures of southern New Mexico, say Derek Bailey and Milt Thomas of New Mexico State University’s animal and range science department...
Horses
Double Whammy Leads To Too Many Horses
The economic downturn coupled with a ban on horse slaughter has resulted in a steadily growing number of unwanted horses with owners who are unable to properly care for them, says Alison LaCarrubba, a University of Missouri equine veterinarian...
Keep Blister Beetles Out Of Hay
A few precautions can help prevent blister beetle contamination of hay and avoid sickness or death in horses that eat it, says Bruce Anderson, University of Nebraska Extension forage specialist...
Steam-Cooked Hay For Horses
David Brumfield says steamed hay is soft and moist, and a customer told him horses love it...
Other Livestock
Pastured Chickens Lay Nutritious Eggs
A study by Penn State University researchers has shown that eggs produced by chickens allowed to forage in pastures are higher in some beneficial nutrients...
Rubber Water Diverters Protect Pasture Roads
Robert Kilian was tired of seeing temporary fixes on eroded rangeland, hayfield and pasture roads where weeds tended to flourish. So he found what he...
Dairy’s Long Road Back: Alfalfa's Top Market To Recover Slowly
Keeping tabs on dairy-industry developments is a large part of Jon Hill's job as sales manager for Nevada Hay Growers Inc., a cooperative representing...
