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Guides for Identifying Pasture Grasses

This is the time of year when folks wonder, "What's that growing in my pasture?" You can use these handy guides to help you...

Feeding Hay to Improve Your Land – Part 5

In case you missed them, here are links for previous articles in this series: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4. We have...

Thinking of Seeding Your Pastures?

By this time of year, any seeding of forages would be considered a dormant seeding. Seeds planted now will lay there until the right...

Beef and Bobwhites – How to Maximize Livestock Production While Helping Wildlife

Thanks to Nick Schell, a wildlife biologist with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service for sharing this article with us. I added the section...

Managing to Prevent Grass Tetany

Is grass tetany a threat to your herd? It could be if you're dealing with cool conditions and lush spring forage growth. It is...

What Kinds of Forages Are Good in Grassfed Systems?

This article comes to us from the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SARE) and Jan Holder's book, "How to Direct Market Your Beef."...

Back to Grass – Turning Marginal Cropland to Pasture For a Diverse Sustainable Operation

Darin Michalski's direction in life was influenced by his father. "Dad didn't like farming much. He was more into cattle. He always cussed some...

How to Establish and Manage Red Clover

With the discoveries that red clover can increase weight gain and prevent fescue toxicosis, we thought you'd like some info on how to add...

Can Red Clover Cure Fescue Toxicosis?

As part of his research into how an ingredient in red clover, biochanin A, improves feed efficiency and weight gain in ruminants (see last...

Scientist Finds Secret Ingredient in Red Clover That Increases Weight Gain in Ruminants

A team of researchers at the USDA Agricultural Research Service’s (ARS) Forage-Animal Production Research Unit has found that an antimicrobial compound in red clover...

Winter Stockpiled Fescue Trumps Hay Every Time – Part 3 – Fescue Tolerant Animals and Grazing

This is Part 3 in Greg's four part series about the trouble with Kentucky 31 Tall Fescue, and how he's learned to love it....

Dairies Share Successes With Extending the Grazing Season

This fall we held two pasture walks to explore what strategies two different dairies use to graze late into fall months. These events were...

Managing Salinity With Forages – Lessons From a Grazier

Teri Edeal planted a mix of grasses that thrive in saline soils. The soils improved, and that pasture has been a lifesave in drought. Read more about how it worked.

Common Diseases of Grazing Beef Cattle

This article comes to us from Dr. John Comerford, Penn State Extension Beef Specialist. Thanks! 1. Bloat The incidence of bloat in cattle grazing legumes is...

Growing Multiple Forage Species is Good For Your Pastures and Your Animals

Thanks to Jesse Morrison of Mississippi State and the Soil Science Society of America for this article! Although it might seem like grazing animals will...

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