Pasture and Forage Minute: Planning Cover Crops, Testing Hay Quality and Nitrate Management
September 12, 2023
Tips on selecting and planting cover crops, managing nitrate risks while grazing annuals, and preparing hay samples for testing.
2023 Cover Crop and Soil Health Field Day
August 31, 2023
The Sept. 19 event will feature research updates on Rogers Memorial Farm's 43-year tillage study, cover crop selection and performance, and more.
Warm-season Species for Soil Health and Forage Purposes
July 27, 2023
Taking advantage of summer heat and abundant sunlight, warm-season cover crops can accumulate impressive amounts of biomass, cover bare ground quickly, suppress weeds, reduce erosion and improve soil health.
Short-term Livestock Grazing Impacts on Crop and Soil Properties from an Eastern Nebraska Experiment
June 8, 2023
Nebraska researchers evaluated two no-till, non-irrigated cropping systems from 2018 to 2020 to compare the effects of livestock grazing in a corn-soybean and corn-soybean-wheat rotation on crop productivity.
Nebraska Extension's Cover Crop Grazing Conference Set for Nov. 1
October 5, 2022
Nebraska Extension's second annual grazing conference will feature presentations on rotational/strip grazing, perennial and annual forage grazing, live field demos and a producer panel.
Forage Field Day on Aug. 4 at Haskell Ag Lab
July 12, 2022
This year's Forage Field Day will feature numerous sessions geared toward forage growers in Nebraska, including silage production and harvest, nitrogen management, cover crops and alternative forages.
Pasture and Forage Minute: Dormant Alfalfa Weed Control, Cover Crop Forage Strategies
February 16, 2022
With a late fall cutting and minimal snow, extension educators detail the importance of timely weed control in stressed alfalfa this spring. Plus — why planning cover crops for forage should begin immediately.
Pasture and Forage Minute: Corn Silage Strategies
August 19, 2021
With corn silage harvest nearing, extension educators review the highlights of harvest timing and storage, and why an early harvest provides a great opportunity to plant cover crops.