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Cover Crop Field Day set for May 25 at K-State HB Ranch near Hays

by on April 25, 2018 at 5:45 am
Posted In: A, Cover Crops, Crop Production, Environment, Kansas State University, Land, Weather, Wheat

Researchers will discuss cover crop management options in dryland wheat-based systems. HAYS, Kan. – Growing cover crops to enhance soil quality and nutrient cycling and suppress weeds and pests as part of a wheat production system is increasingly being considered […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Bread, Milk, and Forages!

by on April 20, 2018 at 6:13 am
Posted In: A, Cattle, Cattle Feeding, Cover Crops, Crop Production, Grazing, Land, Weather

Allen M. Gahler, OSU Extension Educator, AgNR, Sandusky County (originally published in Ohio Farmer on-line) Well, winter has come and gone, and despite the many scares that mother nature provided, and the warnings well ahead of time that the local […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Dry, Wet, or Average: Planning for the Grazing Season

by on April 16, 2018 at 5:21 am
Posted In: A, Cattle, Land, Ranch Management, Range and Pasture, Range Management, Weather

By Jerry Volesky, UNL Range and Forage Specialist and Mitch Stephenson, UNL Range Management Specialist The start of the growing season will be here soon and it is time to finish up grazing and forage plans for the upcoming year. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Calculating Forage Demand and Availability

by on April 12, 2018 at 5:59 am
Posted In: A, Cattle, Grazing, Ranch Management, Range and Pasture, Range Management

By Jace Stott, Nebraska Extension Educator A common conversation I have with producers usually goes something like this, “I’m renting out 50 acres to my neighbor who wants to run 30 cows on it, does that sound about right to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

2018 Roundup planned at Hays April 19

by on April 10, 2018 at 5:00 am
Posted In: A, Artificial Insemination, Cattle, Cattle Breeding, Cattle Feeding, Cow-Calf, Environment, Kansas State University, Land, Land Values, Range and Pasture

Array of topics planned from climate variability to pasture land values to Bud Box   HAYS, Kan. – The Agricultural Research Center in Hays, Kansas will host the 2018 Roundup program on Thursday, April 19, 2018 in the center’s auditorium. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Economics of Producing Forage on Cropland

by on March 29, 2018 at 6:14 am
Posted In: A, Corn, Cover Crops, Crop Production, Feed Stuffs, Grazing, Land

By Jay Parsons, Nebraska Extension Farm and Ranch Management Specialist; Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist; and Daren Redfearn, Nebraska Extension Forage and Crop Residue Specialist Current corn prices coupled with reduced perennial pasture availability have producers asking questions […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Capturing Value in Cropping Systems Using Cattle

by on March 27, 2018 at 6:08 am
Posted In: A, Cattle, Cover Crops, Feed Stuffs, Grazing, Ranch Management

By Kristen Ulmer, Nebraska Extension Educator and Mary Drewnoski, UNL Beef Systems Specialist A conference on how to “Capture Value in Cropping Systems using Cattle,” will be held Wednesday, April 4, 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. at ENREC (formerly ARDC) […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Two Northwest Iowa Field Days will feature Integration of Row Crops, Cover Crops, Cattle

by on March 22, 2018 at 6:17 am
Posted In: A, Cattle, Cattle Feeding, Cover Crops, Grazing

AMES, Iowa – Farmers and beef producers interested in learning more about cover crops and successfully integrating cover crops as a forage resource into their current beef and row crop enterprises are invited to attend either of two upcoming field […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Plan for Drought When Preparing Pasture Lease

by on March 21, 2018 at 6:00 am
Posted In: A, Drought, Environment, Range and Pasture, Range Management, Weather

By Bruce Anderson, NE Extension Forage Specialist Do you rent pasture? What happens if drought lowers pasture production below expectations? Specifically, what does your pasture lease say about drought? It’s hard to think about drought in mid-winter but drought can […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Economics of Producing Forage on Cropland

by on March 16, 2018 at 8:34 am
Posted In: A, Corn, Crop Production, Feed Stuffs, Land, Land Values

By Jay Parsons, Nebraska Extension Farm and Ranch Management Specialist; Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist; and Daren Redfearn, Nebraska Extension Forage and Crop Residue Specialist By Jay Parsons, Nebraska Extension Farm and Ranch Management Specialist; Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

State Resources Make a Natural Impact

by on March 7, 2018 at 5:56 am
Posted In: A, Land

By Sean Hubbard   STILLWATER, Okla.  Do not believe the rumors. Money actually does grow on trees, or least there is money in trees. Any plant or animal that can be grown extensively for profit or subsistence is a crop. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Win the War Against Weeds in Warm-Season Pastures

by on February 21, 2018 at 5:47 am
Posted In: A, Ranch Management, Range and Pasture, Range Management

Weeds in warm-season pastures can be an annual battle, and producers should prepare their spray equipment to win the war, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Sprayer calibration is an important part of pasture management. Producers should check […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Wyoming Rancher to Congress: “Turn Us Loose!”

by on February 13, 2018 at 5:27 am
Posted In: A, Legislation, NCBA, Range Management

WASHINGTON (February 7, 2018) – Today Niels Hansen, Secretary/Treasurer of the Public Lands Council and a member of NCBA, testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works to explain how onerous federal regulations undermine conservation goals. “Cattle […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Alliance Plans Fescue Schools

by on January 31, 2018 at 6:35 am
Posted In: A, ACMC, Cattle, Land, Range and Pasture, Range Management

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Ways to replace toxic tall fescue pastures keep improving as renovations move across the Fescue Belt from Missouri to Georgia. Five grazing schools in five states in March will clarify a complex system, says Craig Roberts, University […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Five Pasture Improvements to Begin in January

by on January 26, 2018 at 5:34 am
Posted In: A, ACMC, Cattle, Land, Ranch Management, Range and Pasture, Range Management, Soil Testing

Dean Kreager, OSU Extension AgNR Educator, Licking County (this article originally published in Farm & Dairy)   New Year’s Day has come and gone, as have some of our New Year’s resolutions: eat less junk food, go to the gym […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

BeefTalk: Healthy Soil Buffers Human Inadequacies

by on January 23, 2018 at 8:19 am
Posted In: A, ACMC, Environment, Land, Mangement Tools, Range Management

Production practices that reduce soil disturbance, increase plant diversity, add animal diversity and maintain living roots are a positive step. Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist, NDSU Extension Service Perhaps a healthy soil is a good buffer to our own inadequacies. As […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Prescribed Fire Practitioners Have New Tools at Their Fingertips

by on December 21, 2017 at 6:00 am
Posted In: A, ACMC, Range and Pasture, Range Management, Weather

New AgriLife Extension site, publication answer ‘burning’ questions with latest info Writer: Steve Byrns, 325-653-4576, s-byrns@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Morgan Russell, 325-653-4576, morgan.russell@ag.tamu.edu SAN ANGELO – As prescribed fire gains popularity as a range management tool, so does the need for […] ↓ 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…

Cattlemen Respond to National Monument Reductions

by on December 7, 2017 at 6:00 am
Posted In: A, ACMC, Land, Legislation, NCBA, Public Land

(SALT LAKE CITY – December 4, 2017) – The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and Public Lands Council applauded the White House’s announcement that Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments will be reduced in size. The announcement – which follows […] ↓ 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…