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Drought Tips from Noble Research Institute Consultants
The Noble Research Institute Agricultural Consultants provide drought tips on a number of topics.
Hay Shows: A Fading Tradition With Benefits Yet to Give
Whether you are buying, selling or just producing hay for personal use, testing is an invaluable tool. Forage testing is also a large part of another tool that seems to be becoming a thing of the past: the local hay show.
Managing Feed Costs
Purchased feed represents the greatest portion of variable costs for cow-calf producers according to the Kansas Farm Management Association. From the middle of June 2010 to the middle of June 2011, the price of corn more than doubled. During the same period, soybean prices increased nearly 50 percent.
Hay Quality After Rainfall
Haying has been a real challenge with the frequent rains we've experienced. The consensus among the Agricultural Division's consulting teams is that most of the hay put up so far this summer has had at least one rain fall on it before baling.
Prussic Acid, Nitrate Poisoning and Grass Tetany in Beef Cattle
Eddie Funderburg, Ed.D., senior soils and crops consultant, offers a comprehensive summary of data on prussic acid, nitrate poisoning and grass tetany to aid beef cattle producers in health management and herd protection.
Producer Perspective: Take Care of Cattle and Grass During Drought
Jeffrey Reuter is keeping an eye on his forage and hay resources as drought continues in Oklahoma.
Herbicides control sandbur infestation
I've had more calls on sandbur control in 2014 than I can ever remember. While it is obviously too late to do anything about them this year, plans can be made for next year.
Grazing Native Grass Pastures Is More Economical Than Feeding Hay to Cows in Winter
Producers can save money by using native grass as a standing hay crop when overwintering a cow herd, since the supplemental feed costs are less than feeding hay plus supplementation.
Stockpiled forages reduce hay feeding
In most operations, hay feeding represents a large portion of a cow's annual maintenance cost. The cost of feeding hay includes much more than just the production cost or purchase price of the hay.
The Basics of Forage Quality
Forages contain nutrients that affect individual animal production (gain per animal) while the amount of forage produced affects production per acre.