/Grasses and Grazing
Learn about pasture management, stocking rates and grass production from beef and dairy specialists and agronomists around the country.
A new year – a new renovation
Grasses & Grazing
Have you made your new year's resolution yet? If not, I have one for you: Let's all lose weight – the weight of not knowing what to do with those winter-feeding areas.
Grazing's magic number: 300
"People think rotational grazing is an exact science, and it's not," says Roy Boldridge. Boldridge grazes Angus-Hereford-Simmental-cross cows in Culpeper County, Virginia, and has put haymaking and grazing days to the test to find his profit center.
Compost-bedded pack barns: A solution or an added cost?
The winter of 2018-19 was one of the worst years in memory for winter cattle feeding in much of the eastern U.S. Near-record rainfall during the winter months kept pastures and drylots saturated and turned areas where cattle were concentrated into mud pits.
Do cover crops need fertilizer?
Why cover crops?
Each farm is different, and therefore the way you use cover crops can differ too.
White and red protein: Systems made for each other
"Farming is a business. If you try to run it just on passion, you'll lose. You have to find the profit margins and adjust to make that work," says Steve Pittman.
Alfalfa-grass: Know the risks, know the benefits
Grazing alfalfa-grass mixtures
Including legumes in a pasture mix has many benefits for cattle-grazing operations in the Midwest.