October Reads

Safety First!

Fall frosts can alter forage chemistry in dangerous ways. Here’s what to watch out for.

Nitrate and Prussic Acid Poisoning – It’s That Time of Year Again

Do you have the forage you need?

Victor Shelton helps us do the math for stockpile and more.

Winter Feed Math

Winter Feeding

If you feed during the winter, here’s a way to reduce labor and the costs involved. Place your bales in pasture. This article is one example of how to do it. You can check out others in the library here.

Bale Grazing Dos and Don’ts

Brain Exercise

Here’s a “Thinking Grazier” story from October of 2021 that deserves a second look. I thought it was very interesting because it challenges some of our accepted beliefs about how much regrazing happens when we leave cattle in pastures. Having access to this kind of data is the beginning of breakthroughs in how we manage livestock for the best outcomes.

Collaborative Adaptive Rangeland Management, Multipaddock Rotational Grazing, and the Story of the Regrazed Grass Plant

Just for Fun

Can anyone tell me what the deal is with pumpkin spice and why it became a “thing” for October?

Pumpkin Spice Taken Too Far