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Are you adding grass or legume seedings to your pastures? Here's an idea for a companion crop that will help you get through the first, slow stages of pasture establishment.

Let's talk Italian Ryegrass. Why? It's a great forage, and it has all kinds of uses in cropping and pastures. If you're not already considering it, we hope this series will give you some food for thought.

Using his own pastures as an example, Victor shows how checking what's growing (or not) helps plan for the upcoming grazing season based on the needs of the forage.

This SARE supported on-farm research project is so full of information and lessons learned that it's worth your while to read no matter what kind of livestock you raise. 

Your animals have a lot more to do than just walk around and eat. Understanding what they're doing ensures that you're making it easy for them to harvest their own food with the least amount of effort so you get the best performance from them.

This is Part 2 from UMN's chapter on Managing Pastures for Year-Long Forage Supplies.

Here’s the final article in our series on how to figure Pasture Rental Rates.  If you’ve missed the first three, here they are: How Much Should...

Here's a great overview of how to add different species of grazers to your operation.  Sandy covers the basics of forage, fencing, shelter, handling equipment, and water, with some great tips on inexpensive solutions, and making sure you don't get in over your head. Enjoy!  And if you have some tips of your own, send us a note and we'll add them to the comments section below.

What will cover crops do for us? Here are some thoughts from Chip Hines

One of the questions grazing farmers often ask are, what type of forages will grow well on their farms or, which will best suit...

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.

We talked with fellow soil enthusiasts Ray Archuleta and Jeff Rasawehr, and here's what they have to say.

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

Do you have these? Here's how to tell!

Jeff Rasawehr (pronounced "Raise -a- veer") farms 1500 acres in West Central Ohio, raising corn, soybeans, wheat, hay, and some beef.  His goal is to...