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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.
May 5, 2023
Woody Lane

Three traits have revolutionized the game of sorghum breeding.


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Managing every cent to get the most out of grazing

Experienced graziers share their methods of cash flow planning and cost-effective materials to manage their programs.
April 12, 2023
Kelli Boylen

Good pasture management requires a whole lot more than just putting animals out on a paddock.


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Dietary fiber or ruminant fiber?

Hay is a staple in dietary fibers of the ruminant diet, and understanding fibers is crucial to understanding ruminant nutrition.
April 5, 2023
Woody Lane

Is fiber important in human nutrition? Ask your doctor. Ask the internet. Ask anyone this side of Neptune. But then follow this up with a simple question: “What exactly is fiber?”


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Grazing herds aren’t all the same

The movement to graze the milking herd is gaining momentum across the dairy sector to benefit the herd and the health of the soil.
March 31, 2023
Tamara Scully

Grazing cows isn’t only for dry cows, heifers or beef cattle anymore. An increasing number of dairy producers are pasture grazing the milking herd.


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Extend your grazing season with a forage chain

Your grazing plan can be manipulated to fit your needs and the demands of the market.
March 13, 2023
Kelli Boylen

Extending the grazing season is a good goal for all graziers to have, and creating a forage chain is one way to make that happen, says Kent Solberg, senior technical adviser of the Sustainable Farming Association.


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Why would you choose …

A systematic approach to choosing what is best for your forage operation will be the most profitable strategy, and knowing what to consider is the first step in that process.
March 9, 2023
Woody Lane

During the past few months, I’ve walked across a lot of pastures – at the monthly meetings of our forage study groups and with individual clients. Take your time to make sound decisions when renovating a field, and one day you'll stand at the edge of your field and look out over the lush, young growth.


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Cover crop or winter forage?

It doesn’t really matter what you call them – cover crops or winter forages – as long as the attention to detail for the CCPs is tailored to the crop.
February 13, 2023
Keith A. Bryan and Kimberley Morrill

What does it matter whether we call it a cover crop or winter forage?


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Soybean forage – what was old is new again

Hot and dry conditions in 2022 led to a poor soybean crop and left producers with few options, but using the soybean as forage has some advantages.
January 5, 2023
Dustin Sawyer and Scott Fleming

We may not think about it much, but there’s an interesting story behind how the soybean became a pillar of U.S. agriculture. A long-time staple in eastern parts of the world, soybeans originally came to the states in the early 19th century as ballast in cargo ships that were returning from the Far East.


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Dairy forage and grazing research: Practical insights

Dairy herd grazing requires knowledge not only of the dietary needs of milk-producing cows but also of plant growth and soil health.
November 15, 2022
Tamara Scully

Dairy grazing isn’t a simple science. Putting the milking herd on pasture involves more than providing access to grass. It’s a multifaceted system that involves the health and productivity of animals, plants and soil.


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Small-grain silages: Evaluating and feeding

October 18, 2022
Tony Hall

Small-grain silages are a versatile feed that can add to forage inventory and work within cropping rotations across many geographic locales.


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