Articles Tagged with ''pasture quality''
When carefully considered, backgrounding calves to different weights can offer a path to more profitability for cow-calf producers as they market their calves at less conventional times.
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Stuff that lasts
The Lyssy family of south-central Texas has been an important force in improving and spreading the Beefmaster breed, but family legacy is what really keeps them going.
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Grazing and greening the dairy industry
Grazing dairy farms simply have different ecological footprints than conventional dairies when used properly and if attainable.
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Before rebuilding the cattle herd, focus on rebuilding pastures
Even the most pessimistic prognosticators point toward favorable conditions in the cattle market through the coming years. Now is the opportune time to get your pastures back in shape.
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Paying attention pays off: What your pastures need from you
Attention to detail in meeting plant needs will help you better manage your pastures and reduce feed costs by allowing the animals to harvest more pounds of standing forage.
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Useful traits of sorghum
Summer pastures can offer a cornucopia of traits due to the three useful traits of sorghum that are present in the summer.
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Rethinking grazing management rules of thumb in drought years
Some grazing practices that may have seemed like common sense in years past may not be so efficacious in times of drought.
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Lessons learned: Planning for future feed shortages
If recent experience has taught us anything, it’s that the cattle industry should anticipate feed shortages and that producers can have a plan in place to continue thriving when those shortages arrive.
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