Pasture and Forage Minute: Monitoring Hay Quality and Pests, Early Cornstalk Harvest
September 21, 2022
Extension educators cover the variables involved in testing hay quality and what pests may sneak in with your imported hay — plus, why harvesting some corn a little early might be a good strategy for grazing this year.
Pasture and Forage Minute: Overgraze Pastures Now to Prep for Interseeding Legumes Next Spring
September 22, 2021
This week, Extension Educator Ben Beckman explains how to produce nitrogen in a pasture by interseeding legumes — plus, a review on testing hay for its quality and baling corn stalks for forage.
Cattle Compaction in Cropland: Fact or Fiction?
August 23, 2021
Grazing corn residue is a low-cost winter feed for cattle and source of additional income with no negative effects on cropland.
Crop Residue Exchange Links Growers and Grazers
August 23, 2021
The Crop Residue Exchange continues to connect livestock producers with crop residue and other forage resources.
Cover Crop Grazing: Impacts on Soils and Crop Yields
January 22, 2019
Results from a three-year study in rainfed and irrigated no-till cropping systems in Nebraska suggest that moderate cattle grazing of cover crops may not negatively impact soil properties and crop production.
Corn Residue Removal and CO2 Emissions
February 26, 2018
University research looking at CO2 emissions from two types of residue removal (baling and grazing) compared with a control treatment found little day-to-day impact; however, when looking at cumulative data for the whole year, grazing did appear to affect cumulative CO2 emissions in irrigated crop-livestock systems. This data represents the first year of this study.
Farm Evolution to Focus on Integrating Crop/Livestock Systems
October 26, 2017
Incorporating cover crops and livestock grazing into a no-till system will be the focus of the 2018 Farming Evolution event Feb. 13-14 in Holyoke, Colorado.
Studies Show Minimal Soil Compaction With Winter Grazing
October 24, 2017
Studies conducted by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln at seven locations found that winter grazing of corn residue did not result in biologically significant compaction or negative impacts on subsequent crop yields. This review of the results includes short- and long-term studies