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Published: October 15, 2018

How Freezing Temperatures Affect Forages

Bruce Anderson - Emeritus Extension Forage Specialist

CropWatch Graphic

Published: July 9, 2018

Considerations for Forage Cover Crops after Hail in Corn and Soybean

Daren Redfearn - Extension Forage Crop Residue Specialist, Mary Drewnoski - Beef Systems Specialist

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Published: June 21, 2018

Planting Forages after Wheat Harvest

Bruce Anderson - Emeritus Extension Forage Specialist

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Published: May 25, 2018

Related UNL AgNews

Windrowing forage wheat in south central Nebraska for processing into wheatlage. (Photos by Todd Whitney)

Published: May 17, 2018

Wheat Forage Options and Considerations

Todd Whitney - Extension Educator, Jenny Brhel - Extension Educator, Mary Drewnoski - Beef Systems Specialist, Bruce Anderson - Emeritus Extension Forage Specialist, Galen Erickson - Beef Feedlot Nutrition Specialist

Life cycle of the black grass bug in western Nebraska

Published: April 27, 2018

Scouting Recommended in Wheatgrass for Black Grass Bugs

Michael Rethwisch - former Extension Educator, Jack Arterburn - Northern Panhandle Beef Systems Extension Educator, Jennifer Nixon - Extension Educator

CropWatch Graphic

Published: March 29, 2018

Plan Herbicide Use Now to Allow for Annual Forages Later

Bruce Anderson - Emeritus Extension Forage Specialist

Figure 1. Grazing cover crops planted after corn harvest can be a win-win situation for both crop and livestock producers. An April 4 Nebraska Extension field day will explore some of the challenges and opportunities and showcase recent university research on implementing the system in eastern Nebraska.

Published: March 7, 2018

April 4 Conference to Focus on Capturing Value of Cover Crops as Forages

Chart showing tiller numbers of two varieties of indiangrass

Published: February 5, 2018

Does Seeding Rate Affect Establishment-Year Growth and Long-term Forage Yield of Indiangrass?

CropWatch Graphic

Published: February 4, 2018

Economics of Annual and Perennial Forages Webinar Feb. 13

Jay Parsons - Farm and Ranch Management Specialist, Mary Drewnoski - Beef Systems Specialist, Daren Redfearn - Extension Forage Crop Residue Specialist, Jenny Brhel - Extension Educator

CropWatch Graphic

Published: October 3, 2017

How Freezes Affect Forages

Bruce Anderson - Emeritus Extension Forage Specialist

CropWatch Graphic

Published: August 4, 2017

Drying Sorghums and Millets for Baling

Bruce Anderson - Emeritus Extension Forage Specialist

CropWatch Graphic

Published: July 18, 2017

Adjusting Forage Management for Summer Heat

Bruce Anderson - Emeritus Extension Forage Specialist

CropWatch Graphic

Published: July 18, 2017

Forage Options with Damaged Corn

Bruce Anderson - Emeritus Extension Forage Specialist

CropWatch Graphic

Published: June 16, 2017

Options for Forage Following Wheat

Bruce Anderson - Emeritus Extension Forage Specialist

Cover Crops field trial

Published: June 5, 2017

Cover Crop and Annual Forage Field Day June 29 near Sidney

CropWatch Graphic

Published: May 24, 2017

Plan the Timing of Grass Hay Harvest

Bruce Anderson - Emeritus Extension Forage Specialist

forage windrows

Published: April 18, 2017

Annual Forages and Windrow Grazing as an Alternative to Cash Grain Crops

Aaron Berger - Beef Extension Educator

CropWatch Graphic

Published: December 2, 2016

Small Grain Annual Forages Following Soybean Production

Robert Mitchell - USDA-ARS Research Agronomist, Daren Redfearn - Extension Forage Crop Residue Specialist

Figure 1. Steers grazing a mix of oats, turnips and radishes in mid-December. At this point in Experiment 4 there was still 1.5 ton dry matter per acre and calves grazed until mid-January when the weather ended grazing due to the forage being iced to the ground.

Published: December 1, 2016

Value of Oats and Brassicas for Fall Forage

Mary Drewnoski - Beef Systems Specialist, Jim MacDonald - Associate Professor in Animal Science, Kristen Ulmer - M.S. Student in Animal Science, Jordan Cox - M.S. Student in Animal Science