For 117 years, Larson Ranch near Hamill, South Dakota, has run cattle and raised crops. Brothers Audie and Monty Larson’s ...
The most dangerous words in ranching may be, “It’s always been done this way.” Marty Edwards knew this when he took over his ...
“Cattle fit into the farming operation by helping us manage excess moisture, cycle nutrients and add value through grazing,” ...
“Now is the time to prepare forage and cattle for the fall and winter grazing season,” says Patrick Davis, University of Missouri Extension livestock field specialist. Proper management of cattle and ...
Nebraska has 10.5 million corn acres and 1.5 million beef cows — more than enough acres of corn residue for grazing beef cows ...
COLUMBUS, Kan. - Feed costs for cattle during the four coldest months of the year can exceed grazing costs for the other eight months, said Dennis Elbrader, Cherokee County extension agent at Columbus ...
Rasby and Plugge suggest these management tips for fall-calving herds: Achieve and maintain mature cows in a body condition ...
PITTSBURG, Kan. - In early July, Mike Cooseman harvested three tons per acre of Bermuda grass hay from a field that was then sprayed with Roundup herbicide and soybeans were planted without tillage. A ...
Grazing cover crops after grain is harvested in the same field can pay off even where the growing season is short, according ...
BURLINGTON, N.D. (AP) -- Rancher Dave Herzig has been experimenting with livestock feed, and he thinks turnips may be the answer. "Turnips have 25 percent protein while grass is about 8 to 10 percent, ...
NRCS Soil Scientist Dan Nath digs around in a hole in Tony Rossman's field to demonstrate his cover crops' root levels. This idea isn't very attractive for a human, but according to Eric Mousel of the ...