Tag: pasture management
Pasture monitoring a useful tool
Monitoring pasture growth increases farm profitability through improved weed control, forage yield, nutrient distribution and decreased erosion.
Frost seed for improvement
Frost seeding of legumes in February and early March can be used to improve pasture, hay quality and yield.
What you need to know about frost seeding
This freezing and thawing is what gives frost seeding a great chance to work. Learn more about this higher risk way to establish new forages.
Grazing cattle through the winter
Learn more about strategies for feeding cattle in the snow, and the advantages and disadvantages of each.
Make a plan for controlling hemp dogbane
Learn how to control and get rid of hemp dogbane in your pastures as it can be toxic to grazing animals.
Livestock grazing styles make a difference for pasture management
Learn how sheep, goats, cows and horses harvest their food on pasture, and how that knowledge can help you finetune your pasture management.
By-product lime and lime analysis
Learn more about using lime and lime by-products to improve the soil on your farm.
Summer pasture management can make a noticeable difference
During summer, slow down the pasture rotation and allow more time for rest of the forages to recover.
Can pastured livestock ever go mainstream?
A new study looked at 10 Pennsylvania farms to find out what it would take to scale up pastured livestock production.
Summer annuals can combat decreased forage production
Summer annuals can be great crops to grow during the summer slump. With relatively low input costs, they can have a very high return on investment.
