Tag: forages
Harvesting stockpiled fescue and improving forages and soil health
Stockpiled fescue is forage allowed to grow and accumulate for future use, often during a forage deficit. It is common practice to harvest and...
How often should you test forages?
Phone caller: “You tell us to regularly test our forages, but how often should we do that?” Expert: "Um..." Now, there's an answer.
Your forage yield won’t improve if you don’t do anything differently
Are you getting adequate forage production from your pastures and hay fields? Are you getting maximum weight gains from your livestock with the forage...
Cattle producers might need to test, supplement poor-quality forages
Drought of 2012 could affect forage quality through the winter.
Forage conferences set at four locations
ARLINGTON, Va. -- Kicking the Hay Habit: Increasing the Profitability of Virginia's Ruminant Livestock Operations is the theme for the Virginia Forage and Grassland...
Improving forage: Lessons to learn
It looks like the drought of 2012 is in the record books. Rainfall is back and we actually have seen pastures and hayfields recover...
Even late in season, you can get more forage from fields
Livestock graziers, now is a good time to finish what is left in your hay fields and then utilize forage in stockpiled areas.
All About Grazing: Now is a great time to manage fescue
Infected fescue is insect, disease and drought resistant. It is also a nitrogen scavenger. This gives it an advantage over other forages, especially on poor soils.
All About Grazing: Preparing for fall and winter forage use
The wet spring and early summer weather has led to many questions regarding hay quality and the factors beef producers should consider when planning their cow wintering programs.
All About Grazing: Be aware of prussic acid and potential damage...
After our county fair in August, Athens County hosted the Ohio Forage and Grasslands Council Beef Grazing Tour. One of the discussions during the tour centered on some patches of johnsongrass in a stockpiled field of fescue.
