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Remember These Drought Management Strategies During the Rest of the Summer
Unless we have an atypically wet summer, many producers will be forced to implement some drought management strategies, if they have not already. Here are a couple of topics to keep in mind looking forward to the remaining summer.
Drought-induced Cattle Poisoning
Cattle producers should be on watch for two types of poisoning during drought. The potential for nitrate and prussic acid poisoning of cattle is most often associated with dry periods; therefore, livestock owners should take precautions, including forage testing. Often the first indication of a problem is one or more dead animals.
Prussic Acid Poisoning in Grazing Livestock
To prevent prussic acid poisoning, livestock should not graze sorghum or sorghum-sudan grass hybrids immediately after frost, drought or other stress.
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.
Cover Crop Series: 400 BMR Forage Sorghum
Jim Johnson, soils and crops consultant, reviews 400 BMR Forage Sorghum.
Cover Crop Series: Egyptian Wheat
Jim Johnson, soils and crops consultant, reviews Egyptian Wheat.
Cover Crop Series: Sweet Six Dry Stalk BMR Sorghum Sudan
Jim Johnson, soils and crops consultant, reviews Sweet Six Dry Stalk BMR Sorghum Sudan.
Cover Crop Series: Sweet Forever BMR Sorghum Sudan
Jim Johnson, soils and crops consultant, reviews Sweet Forever BMR Sorghum Sudan.
Cover Crop Series: Hydan PPS Sudan
Jim Johnson, soils and crops consultant, reviews Hydan PPS Sudan.
Cover Crop Series: BMR Dwarf Sorghum
Jim Johnson, soils and crops consultant, reviews BMR Dwarf Sorghum.