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Maintenance in the dormant season

Although many producers are not concerned about production during the dormant season, there are a few options that can extend the grazing season.

October 18, 2022

Patrick Keyser

Native warm-season grasses will be fully dormant by late October and do not break dormancy again until late March in the Mid-South.

Cattle and pollinators’ mutually beneficial relationship

The relationship between pollinators and grazing livestock on rangelands is often underappreciated. But thanks to research being done across the Great Plains, ranchers will be able to better understand how they and pollinating insects can help each other.

September 5, 2022

Tyrell Marchant

Everybody and their dog knows pollinators are vital to the overall ecological health of the Earth. But just how important are they to livestock producers in particular? Perhaps just as pivotally, can grazing livestock not only coexist but be a benefit to these insects?

Adding birdsfoot trefoil to the mix

Research has shown adding birdsfoot trefoil to the pasture mix can be beneficial for dairy producers.

August 23, 2022

Kaylee Mecham

Organic dairy producers must follow many rules that seem to heighten the struggles every dairy faces. One of these regulations requires all organic dairy cattle to spend a minimum of 120 days each year on pasture, which in some areas can be the entire grazing season.

Technology assists with the sixth sense

May 30, 2022

Heather Smith Thomas

Determining optimum timing for harvest – to find the best balance between high yield and high quality – has always been a challenge, especially with alfalfa crops, while factoring in the best timing for weather.

The pasture waltz

May 31, 2021

Woody Lane

Do you know how to waltz? Ah yes, you answer. You remember the time when you took a dance lesson and learned the box step.

Soil organic matter as a nitrogen source

March 8, 2021

Jonathan Berlingeri, Karl Czymmek, and Quirine M. Ketterings

Plants need nitrogen to grow and produce high-quality crops. How much will be required is difficult to predict with absolute certainty. What we do know is that the soil in crop fields can be a very important source of nitrogen for crop growth.

In pursuit of improved nitrogen management for corn silage: Tracking field nitrogen balances

March 8, 2021

Jonathan Berlingeri, Karl Czymmek, and Quirine M. Ketterings

There are numerous approaches to manage nitrogen to fertilize crops. Many of the pros and cons were described and summarized in the 2018 Agronomy Journal publication “Strengths and Limitations of Nitrogen Rate Recommendations for Corn and Opportunities for Improvement.”

Planning your next silage season

December 31, 2019

Heather Smith Thomas

It always pays to plan ahead for the next crop season. Steven Hines, University of Idaho extension educator for Jerome County, says things a producer needs to think about during winter include maintaining machinery, such as the corn planter.

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Maintenance in the dormant season

Cattle and pollinators’ mutually beneficial relationship

Adding birdsfoot trefoil to the mix

Technology assists with the sixth sense

The pasture waltz

Soil organic matter as a nitrogen source

In pursuit of improved nitrogen management for corn silage: Tracking field nitrogen balances

Planning your next silage season

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