Forage is the nutritional foundation for beef cows as well as all ruminant species. Producers are paying more attention in recent years to forage quality in an attempt to get more nutrition from perennials throughout the year. Grasses and legumes are the primary forages fed to livestock.

How far can we extend the grazing season profitably? Last month (September issue of Progressive Forage,  Part I

Researchers have devoted decades and countless dollars to learn more about plants and animals alike in order to help farmers utilize them to the fullest.

Purchased feed is one of the big expenses in beef cattle production, but it can be kept at a minimum with good-quality, year-round grazing.

Kyle A. Brazil is a certified wildlife biologist and graduate research assistant at the Center for Native Grasslands Management, University of Tennessee – Knoxville.

We’ve all had one in our herd now and again; I call mine Big Bertha. She’s not the boss cow. That’s because she’s just too big and too slow to be bothered with defending her territory to be first in line to the barn.

In Nebraska and many areas of the Midwest, summer pasture is a hot commodity – and often harder to find or more expensive than winter feed.

Converting pastures from toxic endophyte-infected tall fescue to novel endophyte-infected tall fescue can be a difficult and complex task, given the hardiness of this grass-fungal association and the pervasiveness of toxic endophyte-infected seed.