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Fertilizer best practices and new products will be discussed Feb. 22 at the East Texas Pasture Management Program by Vanessa Corriher-Olson, Texas A&M Extension forage specialist based in Overton....More

Grazing cornstalks at high stocking rates hurt beef-cow performance but not ensuing corn yields in a University of Nebraska study....More

A joint two-day meeting of the Southwest Missouri Spring Forage Conference and Heart of America Grazing Conference will be held Feb. 25-26 at the University Plaza Hotel, Springfield, MO....More

The rebuilding of pastures and beef herds, as well as information on alternative feedstuffs and the beef cattle outlook, will be topics discussed at the 2013 River Valley Beef Cattle Conference. It's scheduled for Feb. 12 at the I-40 Livestock Auction in Ozark, AR....More

A three-day Pasture for Profit grazing school will be held Dec. 4 and 6 from 6 to 9 p.m. and Dec. 8 from 9 a.m. until noon at the Jackson Agricultural Research Station, Jackson, OH....More

Slurry seeding a legume into grass pastures can increase forage yield and quality and provide a more complete feed for grazing livestock, says Tim Harrigan, Michigan State University ag engineer....More

Livestock producers can graze alfalfa safely, says University of Nebraska Extension forage specialist Bruce Anderson. “Just be careful and realistic.”...More

Rather than feed expensive grain with poor hay, substitute it with high-quality grass, suggests Justin Sexten, University of Missouri Extension beef nutritionist. All it takes is wise use of a single-strand electric fence. Rather than turning cows into the pasture, he urges fencing off a strip of fresh grass each day for them to graze using a movable electric fence. Then unroll low-quality baled hay near the grass strip. After the cows eat the preferred grass, they will eat the less-nutritious hay....More

Don’t turn hungry cattle out on cornstalks in drought-damaged fields or they could suffer from acute acidosis, says Ron Lemenager, Purdue University Extension animal scientist. Acute acidosis is characterized by a sudden drop in rumen pH caused by rapid grain overload. It can lead to illness or death....More

“We’re actually cutting hay. The bermudagrass has exploded in the last couple of weeks.” So says an Extension agent from a state hit hard by drought all summer but finally enjoying ground-soaking rains. Mike McClintock, Boone County Extension agent for the University of Arkansas, says between 2.5” and 4” of rain fell in the last few weeks in his part of Arkansas. Even so, there’s uncertainty of what 2013 will bring....More

Continue to watch for prussic acid poisoning in alternative forages grown as a result of this summer’s drought and forage shortfalls, suggest Mark Sulc, Ohio State University Extension forage specialist....More

Soybean stubble grazed after harvest is a great extender of higher-quality hay or silage – not a replacement, says Bruce Anderson, University of Nebraska Extension forage specialist. “Frankly, I’m a little concerned that some folks may think their cows are getting more from those bean residues than what truly is there,” he says....More