With the end of summer just around the corner, it’s time to plan which pastures or fields you will target to stockpile for winter grazing...

Warm-season annual forages are fast-growing, high-quality species that can supplement production and quality to support animal performance...

"Should I shred my pastures?” This is a question asked by many beef cattle and forage producers...

This past fall, I had the opportunity to visit several different regions across the U.S. and drove many miles of two-lane roads around the countryside...

In my role as an extension specialist, my team and I conduct many research trials related to grazing management and conserved forage production...

After attending the highly anticipated parades and firework displays, it may feel like the dog days of summer are on a downward trend toward the fall...

Resilience is a word that is often bandied around, but what exactly does it mean in relation to agriculture and forages? The Oxford Dictionary defines resilience as the “capacity to withstand or to recover quickly from difficulties.”...

It’s this time of year when grasses show us and tell us what they’re made of. They tell us what they like and what they don’t like. It seems some people never learn the language of grasses...

Forty years is a long time to be doing one thing, but it would seem a lot longer if that thing was not truly relevant...

I was fresh of out college in the late 1970s and found myself working on a large dairy and grain crop operation in southern Illinois...