Tag: pastures
Livestock: Many Choices for Irrigated Pasture – DTN Feb 15, 2022
Livestock producers considering irrigated pastures have several different options available to them to grow more grass. Different species, from cool- to warm-season to annuals to perennials, can be selected. Much […]
Livestock: Ranchers Trying to Hang on to Cattle – DTN Jul 17, 2021
After some of the busiest months in recent memory, at least a few North Dakota sale barns this week saw fewer sales of cull cows and bulls. As North Dakota […]
Smarter Grazing – The Paddock Approach – DTN Jul 8, 2020
For Billy Helton, the aha moment came as he looked at a small, tall, unused stand of bermudagrass behind his hay barn in the summer of 2017. “I had cows […]
West Texas Webinar: Drought Management Considerations – July 21 Jun 24, 2020
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in District 6, serving the counties of West Texas, will address drought management when it presents its next free “On the Line with AgriLife” webinar at […]
Nebraska: Flooded Pastures – Improve Grazing with Fencing, Water Systems May 22, 2019
When the water recedes, landowners in flooded areas begin looking to restore their property to use. For land being put (back) into pasture or other grazed fields, this is the […]
Texas Field Reports: Pastures, Rangelands Experience Weedy Spring Apr 23, 2019
Forage-producing areas of the state appear to be experiencing a bumper crop of weeds. Dr. Vanessa Corriher-Olson, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service forage specialist, Overton, said hay producers across the […]
Nebraska Flooding: Adjusting Pasture, Hay Ground Leases Apr 16, 2019
Where there is significant flood damage to pastures, hayland, or alfalfa, should the rental rate be adjusted for 2019? The answer lies in the characteristics of the individual situation. This […]
Nebraska: Invasive Marestail in Pastures – Act Quickly Apr 1, 2019
Marestail, also known as horseweed, is a native annual forb. With the advent of no-till farming practices and repeated use of glyphosate products, marestail has become glyphosate-resistant and a major […]
Sawyer on Crops: Pastures – To Burn or Not to Burn? – Podcast Jan 16, 2019
It’s a little early for prescribed burns in pastures, but it’s not too early to start planning. In this week’s South Georgia Pine podcast, County Extension Agent Andrew Sawyer discusses […]
Sawyer on Crops: Livestock, Pasture Issues from Michael – Podcast Nov 2, 2018
Hurricane Michael caused damage to pastures and forage, fences, hay and feed, as well as deaths and diseases to animals. In this installment of the South Georgia Pine podcast, County […]