FarmBits Podcast: Tagged Tracking with 701x
January 27, 2023
Max Cossette of 701x highlights the features of his company's autonomous app, which can send alerts to livestock producers when potential issues, such as low movement, are detected.
Pasture and Forage Minute: Hay Protein and Energy Values, Reducing Hay Losses
January 19, 2023
Breaking down the importance of protein and energy values in hay tests, and tips on reducing fed hay losses.
Pasture and Forage Minute: Snow Cover for Alfalfa, Critical Cold Considerations
January 5, 2023
Extension educators review ways to maximize the benefits of snow cover on alfalfa and maintain animal health during periods of extreme cold and wind.
Pasture and Forage Minute: Controlling Cedar Trees, Net Wrap Health Concerns
December 14, 2022
In this installment of Pasture and Forage Minute, extension educators review the most effective strategies for controlling Eastern red cedar trees, and managing net wrap and twine issues for livestock.
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: 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.
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.
Graze Drought-stressed Cornstalks Carefully
August 26, 2022
Cornstalk residue is a tremendous resource for fall and winter grazing; however, care needs to be taken in grazing drought-stressed cornstalks due to the potential of high nitrates in the feed this year.