Pasture and Forage Minute: Record-keeping for Taxes, Selecting Alfalfa Varieties
January 9, 2024
It's time for another tax season. Agricultural Economics Extension Educator Shannon Sand shares tips on getting prepared for the March 1 deadline. Plus, considerations for selecting alfalfa varieties.
Pasture and Forage Minute: Reflecting on 2023, Improving Pastures in 2024
January 2, 2024
Extension Forage Crop Residue Specialist Daren Redfearn shares his observations on pasture and forage production throughout 2023, and what producers can do to enhance plant growth in 2024.
Pasture and Forage Minute: Tips for Cornstalk Grazing, Using Bad Hay and Silage
December 26, 2023
Considerations for grazing cornstalks with snow cover and utilizing low-quality hay and silage during periods of low supply and high feed costs.
Pasture and Forage Minute: Cold Stress Preparation, Feeding Brown Hay and Silage Safely
December 19, 2023
Extension educators provide recommendations on preventing body condition loss in cattle during low temperatures and ways to safely feed heat-damaged hay and silage.
Pasture and Forage Minute: Water Costs for Grazing Cattle, Twine in Feed
December 12, 2023
Extension educators share recommendations for calculating the cost of water for cattle grazing on cornstalks, and highlight the risks associated with cattle ingesting twine or net wrap in hay feed.
Pasture and Forage Minute: Considerations for Grazing After Fall Fertilizers, Using Alfalfa as Protein Supplement
December 6, 2023
Extension insights on grazing crop residue following fertilizer applications and using alfalfa as a protein supplement in winter feed.
Pasture and Forage Minute: Red Cedar Control and Fall Hay Inventory
November 29, 2023
Recommendations for prescribed burning to control Eastern red cedar in pastures and rangeland, and fall hay inventory.
Crop Progress: Winter Wheat at 49% Good-Excellent Condition
November 28, 2023
With harvest complete in Nebraska, USDA NASS crop progress reports will transition to a monthly publication schedule until the 2024 growing season begins in April.