Pasture and Forage Minute: Snowy Grazing Concerns, Nutrient Loss in Baled Cornstalks
December 5, 2022
Extension educators focus on crop residue, including livestock grazing challenges after a snow or ice event, and calculating nutrient loss in baled cornstalks.
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: Cornstalk Quality after Precipitation, Alfalfa for Protein
November 22, 2022
This week, Jerry Volesky reviews cornstalk feed quality after rain and snow, and Brad Schick discusses the pros and cons of alfalfa as a supplemental protein.
Pasture and Forage Minute: Cattle Compaction in Cropland, Pasture Soil Sampling
November 16, 2022
Extension educators address concerns about cropland compaction and reduced yields from grazing crop residues and taking soil samples in pastures and hay fields.
Pasture and Forage Minute: Grazing Winter Range, Fertilized Cornstalks
November 8, 2022
Extension educators discuss ways to graze winter pastures and fertilized corn residue fields without risking livestock health or nutrition.
Pasture and Forage Minute: Soybean Residue Forage Benefits, Safe Fall Alfalfa Grazing
November 2, 2022
Extension educators assess the value of soybean residue as livestock forage and share management recommendations for grazing alfalfa to avoid bloat.
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: Corn Residue Options, Grazing Standing Corn
October 18, 2022
Extension Educator Ben Beckman discusses the pros and cons of grazing and baling corn residue, and how to best capture nutrients from grazing standing corn.