Tag: grazing
How to hay test for efficient winter feeding
How do you know how much hay, grain, and pasture your animals need? A hay test is a great place to start.
Feeding hay for winter needs
Learn more about the factors that cause hay nutrient degradation — some can be lowered.
Fencing out cattle improves herd health
When water quality is compromised cattle will not receive the proper nutrition that they need to grow, regulate their body temperature, reproduce and digest as well as many other bodily functions.
Ask FSA Andy about new CRP Grasslands
USDA will offer a new Conservation Reserve Program Grasslands practice for small-scale livestock grazing operations. This opportunity will close Dec. 16.
Country music star to highlight 2017 Appalachian Grazing Conference
The 2017 conference will feature about 25 breakout sessions for attendees, in addition to a livestock demonstration and vendor show at the hotel.
Plan now for pasture health through the winter months
Learn more about keeping your pasture healthy through the winter.
Start thinking: Water for livestock
Learn more about how water intake and quality is directly related to livestock size.
Understanding plant growth across seasons is key to grazing
Learn to maximize your grazing rotation between seasons.
Teaching cows to eat weeds
BUTLER, Pa. — Dawson and Marcia Dibbern moved from Massachusetts in 2000 to find land with cheaper taxes. They found their paradise on 80...
Grazing management after drought
Pasture management decisions after a drought situation cannot be separated from the usual pasture management plan. Having managed grazing practices in place can help to get those dry pastures healthy again for this fall and next spring grazing.
