Pasture and Forage Minute: Strategies to Increase Alfalfa Health, Productivity
March 19, 2024
Extension educators review options for interseeding grasses into alfalfa and assessing alfalfa stand health.
Pasture and Forage Minute: Grazing Management Following Wildfire, Spring Planted Alfalfa
March 7, 2024
Grazing management recommendations for producers affected by wildfire in central Nebraska in late February, and considerations for establishing new alfalfa stands this spring.
Pasture and Forage Minute: Understanding Fall Dormancy in Alfalfa, Planning Summer Grazing
February 27, 2024
Extension educators share growth impacts of fall dormancy in alfalfa and recommendations for building your spring and summer grazing and forage plans.
Grass and Grazing Webinar Series Scheduled in October and November
October 12, 2023
The webinar series will cover topics of grass species selection, calculating stocking rates, developing grazing plans, understanding insurance as a drought risk management tool, and more.
USDA Announces Grassland Conservation Reserve Program Signup for 2023
April 21, 2023
Farmers and ranchers have until May 26 to sign up for the Grassland CRP through their local USDA Service Center.
Pasture and Forage Minute: Adjusting Stocking Rates, Baleage Equipment and Summer Annual Grass Control
April 15, 2021
Extension Educators Ben Beckman and Brad Schick review the importance of analyzing and adjusting stocking rates, equipment required for proper haylage and baleage, and controlling pesky summer annual grasses.
A New NebGuide: Perennial Grass or Grass-Legume in Rotation with Annual Crops
March 29, 2019
Including perennial grass or a grass-legume mixture in up to a nine-year rotation may help improve soil productivity and profitability while achieving other benefits.
Native Warm-Season Grass Management and Planting Decisions for Alternative Forages
January 9, 2019
One of the most important drivers of productivity and cost effectiveness of annual forages is planting date. Having realistic planting date expectations is one key to proper species selection.