Grass and pasture forages
Grazing Former CRP Lands Will Take Careful Management, by Kay Ledbetter, Texas A&M University
Cow-Calf Buffet: As it applies to cattle performance and stocking rates on summer irrigated grazing ground, Utah State University researchers have discovered that three forages are better than one, by Angus Journal, February 2009
Giving Utah Beef a Future: With rangeland beef producers in Utah facing higher production costs and questions about the future of grazing on public land, Utah State University researchers are prepared to give them the cows and the system they need to remain economically viable through the 21st century, by Angus Journal, February 2009
Yellow Star Thistle: A three-year California study suggests controlling the star thistle with timely grazing, by Angus Journal, February 2009
Novel Fescue Stocker Strategy: With the price of light calves starting to drop at the sale barn, having a weaned-calf fescue grazing strategy could make all the difference to the bottom line, by Angus Journal, November 2008
Bulls and Fescue Toxicity: If you want your bulls performing at the top of their game, know what they are eating, by Angus Journal, August 2008
Heat & Fescue: Bad Combination for Heifers: Researchers identify direct links between high temperatures, the consumption of toxic fescue and impeded ovarian development in heifers, by Angus Journal, August 2008
Boosting Pasture Production: As productive pasture acres are converted to profitable row crops, beef-cow producers look for ways to increase remaining pasture productivity, by Angus Journal, August 2008
Alternatives for Reducing Forage Acres: Several alternatives may allow producers to manage the same amount of livestock on fewer acres of forage or carry more cows on the acres of forage they have available, by , Angus Journal, August 2008
Short-term and Supplemental Forages: Beef cattle producers may look to short-term or temporary forages to stretch production on fewer acres, by Angus Journal, August 2008
Alternative Grazing Systems: Improve pasture productivity, extend forage availability or reduce pasture acreage requirements, by Angus Journal, August 2008
Forage Systems Reduce Winter Feeding Period: Develop a pasture system that best fits your situation, by of Texas AgriLife Research, Angus Journal, August 2008
Manage Pastures to Optimize Resources: Multiple-pasture system could save nitrogen and hay costs, by Angus Journal, August 2008
Save Hay with Stockpiling: Winter regrowth in some areas makes stockpiling cool-season fescue a hay- and money-saving option, by Angus Journal, August 2008
Lessons from the Weeds: Even weeds can teach us a thing or two about how to better manage our operations, by Angus Journal, August 2008
Prevent Weed Invasions: Use ranch biosecurity as a weed control measure, by Angus Journal, August 2008
Grazing to Greener Pastures: Consider drafting your cattle into your war on weeds, by Angus Journal, April 2008
Grazing With Distillers’ Grains: The availability of distillers’ grains promises to change how many of us pasture our cattle, by Angus Journal, March 2008
Monitoring Grazing Lands: How, Why, When, What: Paul Meiman’s presentation at the 2007 Range Beef Cow Symposium, summary, PowerPoint and proceedings available in the newsroom at www.rangebeefcow.com
Teff — Worth a Try: This new annual forage grass is high in protein and offers fast summer growth, by Angus Journal, March 2008
Thriving in the South: ARS scientists search for better forage grasses to suit the Southern Plains, by Angus Journal, March 2008
To Better Manage Irrigated Pasture Avoid Common Mistakes, February 2007
Too Much of a Good Thing: Having reproductive problems in females grazing irrigated pasture? Maybe your cattle are suffering from too much protein, by Angus Journal, February 2007
Pretty Good Feed for a Weed: Forage kochia has nutritive value and environmental benefit, by Angus Journal, July 2006
Better Cover, More Feed: Washington Angus breeders are ahead of the grazing curve with triticale, by Angus Journal, September 2005
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