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Consider Stockpiling to Fill Summer Forage Slump
In our region of the Southern Great Plains, we basically grow forage during the spring and fall, corresponding to our seasonal rainfall pattern. We are typically short on forage during the winter and...
Cow-calf research evaluates fall, winter forage systems
Data and comments from Year 1 of a cow-calf study as part of Forage 365.
Planning for drought in rain promotes future success
There are several management practices that can be implemented to ensure pasture recovery and additional reserves.
Alternative culling method increases profits
To help provide producers options for managing and marketing cull cows, researchers at the Noble Research Institute and Oklahoma State University teamed up and conducted a study that evaluated the economics of two alternative management and marketing systems for retaining open beef cows.
Common sense guides stockpiled forage management
Beef cattle can consume and obtain nutritional value from a variety of stockpiled forages to reduce the winter hay feeding period.
The Ins and Outs of Making Stockpile Bermudagrass Work
Stockpiling defers a forage from grazing to allow it to accumulate forage mass for grazing during fall and winter.
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.
Forage Drought Recovery: Looking Back, Planning Ahead
So far 2012 has been a better year climate-wise than 2011. However, the full impact of the 2011 drought on warm-season forages was not fully realized until the early spring and summer of 2012.
3 Things to Know When Using Both Fire and Grazing on the Ranch
Many land managers incorporate prescribed fires into a management plan alongside grazing livestock. Other land managers feel it is not feasible to graze and burn on the same operation. But when prescribed fire is used strategically, its benefits outweigh any negatives.
What You Should Be Monitoring on Native Rangelands in May
May is a good time to monitor rainfall, grazing utilization and invasive species, as well as to prepare for stockpiling.