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Balancing between wants and needs

May 31, 2021

Robert Fears

Pasture forage for grazing can offer several benefits. If managed properly, it is the most cost-effective source of feed for cow-calf producers and other livestock operators.

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.

Stocking rate for returns

May 31, 2021

Edward B. Rayburn

Optimizing net return from pasture integrates forage and animal production, cost control and marketing.

The possibilities of hybrid rye

May 31, 2021

Heather Smith Thomas

There are many forages grown for livestock feed, and today there are some new options.

Adverse weather impacts essential nutrient uptake

May 31, 2021

Melissa A. Bravo

The first extreme precipitation event of 2021 hit Tennessee the end of March with a 12-hour deluge delivering 4 to 8 inches of rain in a swath tracking northeasterly across the eastern side of the Ohio River Basin.

The reintroduction of sainfoin

April 2, 2021

Dan Undersander

Sainfoin is an old forage that is receiving renewed interest. It is known as a legume that has low bloat potential and also suppresses internal parasites in ruminants.

It sleeps, it creeps, it leaps … or does it?

March 1, 2021

Valerie Tate

Native warm-season grasses (NWSG) are notoriously slow to establish. The adage is: The first year it sleeps, the second year it creeps, and the third year it leaps.

Avoiding excessive nitrate concentrations

February 1, 2021

Cliff Ocker and Dustin Sawyer

Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen – known colloquially as CHON – are the four elements that form the building blocks of all life. Without CHON, fundamental elements such as water, protein and even DNA simply would not exist.

Maintaining pasture health to maintain weight

February 1, 2021

Rebecca Kern-Lunbery

For many cattle producers, it is a relief to put the cows to pasture. We have just overcome winter feeding obstacles, and many of us are ready to turn the cows out and focus on other tasks.

Winter forage: Not winter grain nor a cover crop

February 1, 2021

Thomas Kilcer

Winter forage is a crop that is rapidly increasing across the Northeast, central U.S. and in eastern Canada. It is a winter grain forage specifically grown for high-producing dairy cows in a high-forage diet.