Calibrate your manure spreader before applying livestock manure. Livestock manure contains beneficial soil-building ingredients and plant nutrients, but they could be wasted if the manure spreader isn’t calibrated correctly. “Whether you are spreading the manure yourself or having a North […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Billy Fanning, Silveus Southeast Hay and pasture producers, are you frustrated with the limited attributes of the NAP program? Are you looking for something to better cover your risk with hay and pasture acres? If so, you really need to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In a video posted to Twitter by CNBC News’ Harriett Taylor, police near Dayton, Texas, move cattle to higher ground following Hurricane Harvey Hurricane Harvey Relief Resources At the end of August, Hurricane Harvey hit Texas and Louisiana with severe […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
With drought conditions impacting much of the Upper Midwest and Dakotas, management practices on the cow/calf operation are being adjusted to compensate for the shortage of forage and other resources. One of the adjustments started back in May for some […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Healthy soil is critical to effective, sustainable farming practices. By Kris Ringwall, NDSU Extension Beef Specialist NDSU Extension Service Are you interested in increasing soil water absorption by 685 percent? Remember the commercials that showed paper towels absorbing copious amounts […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
What can be done to prevent another widespread occurrence of wheat streak mosaic virus, High Plains virus, and triticum mosaic virus in wheat this coming season? There are several things producers can do: delay planting dates as long as feasible, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
– Dr. Jimmy Henning, Extension Professor, Forage Specialist, University of Kentucky You always find time to do it over. My father used to tell me, “You never have time to do it right, but you always find time to do […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Tim Steffens, 806-651-2781, tsteffens@wtamu.edu AMARILLO – Short-grass native prairie to Old World bluestem-seeded pastures, grazed and ungrazed pastures, herbicide-treated to untreated pastures – a traveling caravan made its way across the Panhandle five […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
– Brian R. Williams, Assistant Extension Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Mississippi State University There is no doubt that cattle feeders are closely watching the conditions of the corn and soybean crop in the field right now. Although many spring-calving […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
By Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist NDSU Extension Service Tough times are times that allow producers to ponder that next turn in the road and think through better ways to prepare for Mother Nature’s wrath. Drought is one of those times. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Victor Shelton, NRCS State Agronomist/Grazing Specialist It’s August, and I know it’s August without looking at a calendar. The days are getting shorter and it’s state fair time. August is always a busy month for me and I am usually […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
By Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator Dry conditions are impacting range and forage production across much of Nebraska as well as the Dakotas and Montana. This is causing producers to sell yearling cattle early and prompting them to consider strategies […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Warm-season forages will be the best hay production option for planting this late in the growing season. Recent rain in drought-stricken portions of North Dakota may make annual forages and cover crops viable forage options for hay production or grazeable […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
HOXIE and GARDEN CITY – Governor Sam Brownback and Lt. Governor Jeff Colyer today announced new findings from the Kansas Geological Survey (KGS) about the life of the Ogallala Aquifer. Traveling to Hoxie and Garden City, KGS unveiled new data […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
ARDMORE, Okla. — The Noble Research Institute Plant Image Gallery is designed to assist farmers and ranchers, botanists, ecologists, natural resource managers, educators and hobbyists identify plants commonly found in the Southern Great Plains. The Plant Image Gallery includes numerous […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As the temperatures and humidity elevate, it is important to understand and manage to prevent heat stress in your cattle herd. Heat stress can lower performance and in severe cases cause death. Here are some recommendations to keep heat stress […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Dry conditions and pasture shortages force livestock producers to either sell animals or look for alternative feeds. Oilseed crops may be harvested for forage when dry conditions have shrunk their yields below the economic threshold for seed harvest or when […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
NDSU Extension specialists offer tips on preventing nitrate poisoning. Livestock are at higher risk of nitrate poisoning during a drought, according to North Dakota State University Extension Service range and livestock specialists. Nitrate poisoning may occur if livestock eat drought-stressed […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
– Brian Pugh, Oklahoma State Extension Area Agronomy Specialist Hay that has been cut and then rained on can lose quality in four ways. These include: 1) leaching of soluble carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals, 2) increased and prolonged plant respiration, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
By Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist, NDSU Extension Service While we are dry in the upper Great Plains, and the lack of moisture is depressing, much of cattle country, especially the eastern and western portions of the U.S., have adequate moisture […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…