Pasture and Forage Minute: Mid-winter Cornstalk Grazing, Pasture Lease Drought Considerations
January 13, 2023
Extension educators discuss to how best graze cornstalks during the winter, and how to approach pasture leases when severe drought has affected forage production.
Pasture and Forage Minute: Saving Hay, Ag Land Leasing Workshops
November 30, 2022
Tips on reducing hay loss from the elements and during feeding, and information on December's ag land leasing workshops for producers seeking more in-depth farm and ranch leasing guidance.
Pasture and Forage Minute: Yucca Control and Fall Irrigation
October 24, 2022
Extension educators explain why winter grazing can be an effective tool to reduce yucca stands in rangeland and how to plan late fall irrigation in winter annual crops.
Pasture and Forage Minute: Baling Soybean Residue, Winterizing Alfalfa by Growing Degree Days
October 11, 2022
Higher hay prices and forage shortfalls have many producers considering baling soybean residue, but it's important to first analyze the cost effectiveness. Plus — concerns on nightshade and winterizing alfalfa.
Pasture and Forage Minute: Forage Drought Recovery, Prussic Acid in Sorghum
October 5, 2022
Extension educators share insights on the drought recovery process for pastures, how to graze forage sorghum species after freezing temperatures and how to capture the best nutrition from grazing crop residue this fall.
Pasture and Forage Minute: Grazing High Nitrate Cornstalks, Late Summer Weed Control
September 14, 2022
Extension Educator Todd Whitney reveals techniques to safely graze drought-stressed cornstalks — plus, more on late summer weed control and planting small grains for spring forage.
Pasture and Forage Minute: Alfalfa Irrigation and Last Cutting, Winter Annual Brome Control
September 8, 2022
Tips on scheduling final irrigation and last cutting for alfalfa this fall, and controlling cheatgrass and wild oats in pastures.
Pasture and Forage Minute: Valuing Drought Forage, Late Summer Planting, Managing High Nitrates
August 24, 2022
Insights on how forage prices should be adjusted this year for droughty crops, the optimal grasses for late summer forage planting and how to manage high nitrates in forages.