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.
Crop Residue Exchange Available for Listing Your Corn Residue Acres
November 2, 2023
Many cattle producers rely on corn residue for a winter feed resource. The Crop Residue Exchange can help facilitate a mutually beneficial forage rental partnership between producers.
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.
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.
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.
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.