Archive for Environment

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K-State Share Tips for Managing Livestock in Winter

by on December 28, 2017 at 6:08 am
Posted In: A, ACMC, Cattle, Cattle Stewardship, Environment, Kansas State University, Mangement Tools, Ranch Management, Weather, Winter

Reducing animals’ stress during cold periods is a key goal   MANHATTAN, Kan. – Livestock producers are entering a time of year that, because of winter weather, can often be challenging for maintaining the health of their herds, but a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

How to get More out of your Pastures and Improve Water Quality

by on December 14, 2017 at 7:54 am
Posted In: A, ACMC, Cattle, Environment, Forage, Land, Mangement Tools, Ranch Management, Range and Pasture, Range Management, Soil Testing

Bob Hendershot, Retired State Grassland Conservationist, NRCS Improving your pasture management skills will grow more forage that will have higher quality that will better feed your livestock and make you more money. A better pasture should just keep getting better […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Texas Producers Should Prepare for Winter Supplement Needs

by on November 30, 2017 at 6:00 am
Posted In: A, ACMC, Cattle, Cow-Calf, Environment, Ranch Management, Weather

OVERTON – Many beef producers may need a Plan B when it comes to winter forages due to dry conditions, said Dr. Jason Banta, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service beef cattle specialist, Overton. Supplemental feeding is underway in parts of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Create the Future

by on November 20, 2017 at 6:00 am
Posted In: A, ACMC, Cover Crops, Crop Production, Environment, Feed Stuffs, Land, Weather

The well-known saying is something along the lines of “You never know what the future holds.”  We all know what that means.  It is saying that you don’t know what will happen tomorrow, often encouraging us to not worry about […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Kansas Forestland Acreage Decreases for First Time in 81 Years

by on October 19, 2017 at 8:58 am
Posted In: A, ACMC, Environment, Kansas State University

Annual inventory tracks forestland size and condition MANHATTAN, Kan. — For 81 years, the forests and woodlands of Kansas have been inventoried by the U.S. Forest Service in collaboration with the Kansas Forest Service at Kansas State University to track […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Tips on Using Alternative Grain Storage

by on October 18, 2017 at 7:30 am
Posted In: A, ACMC, Crop Production, Environment, Feed Stuffs, Weather

Princeton, Ky. High corn and soybean yields, a large carryover from 2016 and transportation challenges have combined to put pressure on grain markets this fall. Many farmers are looking at every available storage option. Some have added grain bins to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

EPA Supports Monsanto

by on October 16, 2017 at 8:00 am
Posted In: A, ACMC, Environment, EPA, Monsanto

Oct. 13, 2017 Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced enhancements to Monsanto’s XtendiMax® with VaporGrip® Technology (XtendiMax®) product label that will help ensure farmers have even more success with the Roundup Ready® Xtend Crop System (System) in 2018. The […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Stockpiling Manure and Biosolids

by on October 13, 2017 at 6:02 am
Posted In: A, ACMC, Cattle, Environment, Farm Safety, Mangement Tools

Author: Amy Millmier Schmidt, UNL Livestock Bioenvironmental Engineer Reviewers: Todd Whitney, Nebraska Extension; Rick Koelsch, University of Nebraska – Lincoln Manure, litter or other biosolids originating from feedlots, poultry houses, municipal waste treatment systems or industry sources are often stockpiled […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Cow Slaughter Surges

by on October 12, 2017 at 6:00 am
Posted In: A, ACMC, Cattle, Cow-Calf, Environment, Ranch Management

By Katelyn McCullock, Economist, American Farm Bureau Federation Cow slaughter figures have been running higher this year, showing year-over-year gains all but three weeks of 2017.  Year-to-date, the number of total cows moving through the system is about 7 percent higher.  […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Poor Temperament Adversely Affects Profit

by on October 10, 2017 at 9:32 am
Posted In: A, ACMC, Cattle, Cattle Handling, Environment, Mangement Tools, Ranch Management

Glenn Selk, Oklahoma State University Extension October is a traditional weaning and culling time for spring-calving herds. Weaning for value-added calf sales is already underway. This is a time when producers decide which cows no longer are helpful to the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Grazing in the Shoulder Season

by on October 5, 2017 at 6:00 am
Posted In: A, ACMC, Cattle, Cattle Feeding, Environment, Grazing, Industry News, Mangement Tools, Ranch Management

There has been an increasing push towards lengthening the grazing season in order to feed less hay, and with good reason. Winter feed is often one of the most expensive components of the cow-calf year. By reducing the amount of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Watch for Buckeye Poisoning

by on September 28, 2017 at 8:08 am
Posted In: A, ACMC, Cattle, Environment, Grazing, Range and Pasture

Chris Penrose,OSU Extension Educator, Morgan County Buckeyes possess the toxin aesculin and possibly alkaloids. Last week when I was checking my cows, one was resting peacefully down in a ravine and for some reason I decided to get her to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Don’t Waste Manure

by on September 26, 2017 at 8:45 am
Posted In: A, ACMC, Environment, Land, Mangement Tools, Soil Testing

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…

PRF: A “Crop Insurance” Program from RMA for Forage Growers

by on September 7, 2017 at 10:30 am
Posted In: A, ACMC, Cattle, Environment, Industry News, Mangement Tools, Range and Pasture, Range Management

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…

Hurricane Harvey Relief Resources

by on August 30, 2017 at 8:31 am
Posted In: A, ACMC, Cattle, Environment, TSCRA, Weather

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…

Herd Management: To Keep or Cull During a Drought?

by on August 28, 2017 at 10:38 am
Posted In: A, ACMC, Cattle, Cattle Breeding, Commercial Cattle, Cost Management, Cow-Calf, Drought, Environment, Ranch Management, SeedStock, Weather

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…

BeefTalk: Diversity Helps Mitigate Drought Effects

by on August 22, 2017 at 6:00 am
Posted In: A, ACMC, BeefTalk, Cattle, Cover Crops, Crop Production, Environment, Feed Stuffs, Industry News, Mangement Tools, Ranch Management

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…

Volunteer Wheat Control

by on August 21, 2017 at 10:52 am
Posted In: A, ACMC, Crop Production, Drought, Environment, Grazing, Land, Land Values, Weather, Wheat

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…

Forage Seeding; Do you always have time to do it over?

by on August 21, 2017 at 10:02 am
Posted In: A, ACMC, Cattle, Corn, Cover Crops, Crop Production, Environment, Industry News, Sorghum, Soybeans

– 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…

Burned But Not Lost

by on August 17, 2017 at 12:16 pm
Posted In: A, ACMC, Cattle, Environment, Industry News, Ranch Management, Range and Pasture, Range Management, Weather

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…