Tuesday, November 18, 2025
All About Grazing

All About Grazing

Soil sampling

Now that the grass growth is slowing down, it's an ideal time to take soil samples if you want to test your soil health.

Now is a time of year many cow-calf operators enjoy because the season's calf crop has been sold, all the hay has been made, most of the equipment is put away and there is a little extra money in the bank.

Over the past year, there have been many articles that have discussed practices to improve pasture productivity, and those that have a positive influence on the environment.

We are at my favorite time of the year. Grass is starting to grow. Depending how far south you live, some have already started...
beef cows on a hilltop

In this week's All About Grazing column, Dan Lima reminds us of some farm management considerations we should examine before the end of 2021.

The drought that hit much of the state this summer added new wrinkles in forage and water management for many livestock producers.

This winter is the most expensive period of livestock production. Cold, wet weather increases the nutrient requirements of farm animals and the grass has stopped growing.

Fertilizer prices are extremely high at this time. How do we economically stimulate pasture growth throughout the growing season? In general, nitrogen has the greatest...