While assessing alfalfa stands this spring, look for plants that are slow to green up or are growing unevenly. These are signs that plants have fallen victim to winter injury, and damage can stunt spring growth...

Ionophores such as monensin have been a part of the beef production landscape for nearly 50 years. Their value as a performance enhancer in finishing cattle is well documented...

Spring cleaning is not exclusive to the inside of a home – it is a concept that is applicable to grazing systems as well...

In the Southern Great Plains, winter wheat is a staple grazing forage in the fall and spring. For some producers, wheat serves as a bridge to perennial pastures while others will use the wheat crop as forage and grain...

Despite the convenience of a drive-through burger, fast food products usually lack essential nutrients...

When horse power, not horsepower, ruled our farm fields, we were a nation of oat growers. Those days have long passed, but the utility of oats still remains as a forage crop, and not just to fee...

As springtime approaches, so does the transition from feeding hay to grazing livestock...

Making a livestock diet change is never easy, but perhaps no change is as drastic as moving from dry hay to lush, green forage in the early spring...

Baleage has the potential to be a high-quality feedstuff that can reduce the need for supplementation in livestock diets...

As a county extension agronomist, I worked in a region where the native soil pH hovered around 7...