Given the drought conditions in some locations this year, many producers may be asking themselves how to handle the annual forages they have standing in the field that may not have grown as much as ...

One of the most economical ways to raise beef cattle is to use standing forage as the primary feed source. In areas where soils are tillable, a year-round grazing program can be established utilizing ...

Paraquat applied to standing annual range forage at anthesis of the grasses resulted in standing hay 57 to 77% higher in protein. Crude fiber was decreased and phosphorus increased. Forage production ...

Forage quality should be a primary component of setting goals for hay harvesting. "Plant stage and maturity at the time of cutting directly impact the quality of the final hay, whether grass, alfalfa ...

LITTLE ROCK – Drought has put its grip on nearly 80 percent of Arkansas and the state’s ranchers are having to make decisions to handle rapidly dwindling amounts of forage for their cattle, experts ...

The 2019 growing season has been challenging for farmers and ranchers in the region. It was a bumper year for forage production in many parts of North Dakota, giving ranchers the opportunity to ...

Cleveland County hay farmers are recovering from last year’s drought, but recent warm weather may stunt efforts to replenish winter stores. Sean Autry, owner of Thunder Valley Ranch Hay & Cattle ...

Over the years, I’ve heard rangeland managers develop rules of thumb, or short phrases, to try to help them simplify decisions that need to be made to manage their pastures. Some of these rules of ...

Wildfire can leave a ranching operation without forage, requiring a sudden and radical change in management to maintain animals immediately after the event. Fortunately, the ruminant animal is ...

Proper sampling of forage is essential if we want to obtain an accurate indication of the nutrient composition, dry matter content, or value of any feedstuff. Correct sampling and analysis is even ...