In this article, we will show you how to use an online database that provides forage yields and pasture stocking rates by soil types to estimate pasture lease rates.

Spring is an exciting time for agricultural producers as it represents one of the high points of optimism for the year. New beginnings, new births, new growth and renewed hope for the production year. As spring arrives, the yearly plans are brought into implementation.

When cattle producers hear the term “targeted grazing,” they often think of a herd of goats grazing to control a patch of invasive weeds in an urban environment, but targeted grazing can be used for more purposes, with more types of livestock, and at larger scales.

The U.S. Drought Monitor is an important tool for forage producers to monitor during the late summer. With favorable soil moisture conditions and few extremely high daily temperatures existing for most of the Southern Great Plains during early and mid-summer, most producers are experiencing less impact from dry or drought conditions as compared to a typical August.

A strategic plan is a high-level plan to achieve one or more goals under conditions of uncertainty, usually with limited resources.

Wheat pasture is a great resource for providing forage resources to cattle in the late fall, winter and early spring when other options are limited.