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Has Dry Weather Got You Worried? Planting Annual Forages Can Provide Fall Feed

Thanks to co-author Dr. Jerry Volesky, University of Nebraska-Lincoln extension range and forage specialist. Listen to a discussion of the content in this article on...

Take a Deeper Look at Soil Health

Dr. Ray Weil has spent his whole life looking at and learning about soils and how they work to keep us all fed. In...

Harnessing Cow Power to Rejuvenate Forages

Thanks to the Beef Cattle Research Council for this great article! As forage stands age, plant species composition shifts and production declines over time. There...

Do You Know the Difference Between Organic Material and Soil Organic Matter?

This article comes to us from Eddie Funderburg, Ed.D., Senior Soils and Crops Consultant at the Noble Research Institute. Since we talk a lot...

How to Manage Wet Winter Grazing

I walked across some pastures on the last day of November and shook my head as water splashed up from my gum boots and...

Soil Health Principles Part 5 – Diversity is Key

In the fifth part of our series on soil health principles, Buz Kloot focuses on the benefits of diversity for improving soil health. In...

Soil Health Principles Part 4 – Keep Live Roots in the Soil

In this, the fourth in our series on soil health principles, Buz Kloot talks about how, through photosynthesis, plants create carbon-based sugars, a sizeable...

Bale Grazing to Feed the Herds Above and Below Ground

Thanks to the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service staff in Montana for this helpful article! The last thing most people think about when they see...

Could This Winter Be as Wet as Last? Here’s How to Prepare

The Old Farmer's Almanac has released their forecast for this winter. “Mild, with soakers” is how Indiana is labeled. I don’t put a lot...

Soil Health Isn’t Free – Incorporating Livestock Can Reduce Economic Risk

Keeping soils covered is one of the keys to soil health, and cover crops are often promoted as a good way to prevent erosion...

A Profile In Soil Health – A Rancher Feeds the Above- and Below-Ground Livestock

“All the different bugs of the soil...are disassembling a complex item that the cow put on the ground, and they’re taking that back...

New Forage Available

A few weeks ago we shared the results of a study that provided some insights into the value of legumes as forage. The study...

Facing Short Hay Inventory? Here’s What You Can Do

Flooding in many parts of the country may mean less hay for the winter. Drought is a problem in other places. No matter the reason, here are some tips for making it through the winter.

The Conservation Stewardship Program – Funding for Improvements to Your Operation

"What CSP has done for us, it has allowed us to explore better options and produce a better product. it gives you a little...

Surviving Volatile Cattle Prices

When we first shared this article in October of 2016, John started with, "The cattle market is in the toilet. The future looks even...

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