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Here's a great forage that you should think about for your pastures, what it can do for you, and how you can manage it best so it can do its job.

With proper grazing management and well-timed fertilizer applications, stockpiling fescue can be a good way to get more forage and keep costs down.

Being kind to your spring pastures will make all the difference this summer. Troy Bishopp describes starting times and shares the Pasture T Account for figuring pasture production and animal demand, all to help you avoid springtime wrecks.

Researchers have recently discovered that when animals graze plants containing tannins and sapponins, they eat more endophyte-infected tall fescue. That means that including plants like birdsfoot trefoil and alfalfa in pastures of endophyte-infected tall fescue will make your livestock healthier and more productive.

Is there a legume that establishes and yields well, persists in pasture, and is cost-effective for the producer?  That's the question that Jim Munsch,...

Managing multiple species and the pasture that support them is like a complex symphony with you as the conductor. Here's how to make beautiful music

Dave Scott of ATTRA-NCAT does another great job of outlining how to make intensive grazing work for you in just a few simple steps. Here he covers figuring out grazing periods so you get the most out of your pastures. Enjoy!

Regardless of your irrigation status, you'll find great tips here on improving spring pastures, getting more forage with less nitrogen, adding legumes and preventing and reducing parasite problems.

Rain is always an issue when it's hay making time. Though this was written with farmers in the Northeast in mind, we're sure that there are a lot of you out there who can take advantage of these hay-making tips!