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Are your grazing pastures coming up short? No matter where you are, several types of pasture grasses are needed to provide forage for animals to graze nearly year-round, says Bruce Anderson, University of Nebraska Extension forage specialist....More

Planting alfalfa – in dry or good-growing weather – can boost production on any pasture-based livestock operation, especially during summer slump, says Rob Kallenbach, University of Missouri Extension forage specialist....More

Four years ago, Tony Garner, Grangeville, ID, decided to restore 360 acres of weed-infested pastureland for a 250-head beef herd. He considered several options, including grazing, mowing and chemical treatments. Eventually, however, he settled on an unconventional method: renting goats....More

Increasing profitability will be the focus of the 2013 Winter Forage Conference presenting keynote speaker Jim Gerrish, an expert on forage-livestock systems....More

Row-crop yields won’t be hampered in fields that have been fall or winter grazed for cornstalks for 30-45 days to cut feed costs, says Nathan Mueller, South Dakota State University Extension agronomist....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

Control weeds in fields and pastures this fall to keep forage quality and supply high, suggests Mark Landefeld, Ohio State University Extension educator in Monroe County. Many hard-to-control perennial weeds feed their root systems in fall, which allows applied herbicide to reach those roots and effectively kill them, he says....More

New non-toxic tall fescues to replace drought-stricken pastures, supplemental feeding on pasture and multispecies grazing will be discussed at the Missouri Forage and Grassland Council meeting, Nov. 5-6 at Resort at Port Arrowhead in Lake Ozark....More