Cattle grazing is not simply opening a gate and herding a group of cows into the pasture. By Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist, NDSU Extension Pastures and cattle seem synonymous, co-dependent. Pasturing is a product of domestication, the need to keep […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
By Mike Trammell, Senior Plant Breeder A major goal of the Noble Research Institute’s plant breeding program has been to develop a perennial cool-season forage that could provide producers an alternative to planting winter annuals, such as wheat or cereal rye, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Make sure cows are in good condition so they can rebreed. By Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist NDSU Extension Are the cows ready to breed, and will 60 percent conceive a calf within 21 days following bull turnout? In reality, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
By Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator, Beef Systems The last year has been difficult to manage for pasture health and production. First, some rangelands are recovering from poor precipitation received during last year’s growing season. Now, cool weather this spring […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Research suggests benefits of pasture burning in August or September MANHATTAN, Kan. – Uncommonly blue skies prevailed across much of eastern Kansas this April. In most years, springtime means smoke from prescribed burning of pastures and rangeland, but not in […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Christine Gelley, OSU Extension AgNR Educator, Noble County (previously published in Progressive Forage) Crabgrass is a hated weed in the world of turfgrass management and often seen as a plague in lawns and on sports fields. Despite it’s bad […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
John F. Grimes, OSU Extension Beef Coordinator (originally published in The Ohio Cattleman) We are currently at a very important point in the annual beef and forage production calendar. We are concluding the winter hay feeding season and transitioning to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A good stand of crested wheatgrass has the capacity to meet cows’ and calves’ nutritional requirements. By Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist, NDSU Extension Service The spring is a bit cooler than normal, and grazing vigorous and productive cool-season grasses is […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Mark Landefeld, OSU Extension Educator, AgNR, Monroe County (published originally in Farm and Dairy on-line) Spring is here according to the calendar, but cold temperatures and many water-saturated soils have not made rotational grazing very favorable yet. However, the ground […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Project to reduce streambank erosion is now in its third year SALINA, Kan. – Along a two-mile stretch of the meandering Smoky Hill River, Kari Bigham is earning a nickname among the locals that she’s pretty proud of. Bigham, a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…