Modern technology can help producers “double dip” by establishing cover crops earlier in the season and achieve both fall and ...

Although pasture management is usually associated with rotational grazing and parasite control, recognizing plants that can be toxic to livestock is sometimes even more important than overgrazing ...

There are several ways to minimize the risk of bloat when cattle graze legume pastures, such as timing of grazing, paying attention to plant maturity, moisture, and weather. Choose a dry day and wait ...

The conditions are about right for putting cattle out on wheat pasture, especially with the rain many parts of the Plains recently received. Getting back to the basics of cattle management on wheat is ...

Breakdowns of old equipment are among the struggles in planting season when the main focus of the operation is cattle. A few cows are still calving at the Schlecht farm in early June, when planting ...

For 117 years, Larson Ranch near Hamill, South Dakota, has run cattle and raised crops. Brothers Audie and Monty Larson’s ...

It's 7:30 am and the sun is finally warming up a chilly September fog. Just west of Sprague, Washington, a wide pasture is empty, except for a white pickup truck snaking its way across the dead grass.

Despite recent heavy rainfall, warmer, drier conditions are on the way, and this means it is time for ranchers to prepare their pastures, said David Fernandez, Ph.D. Fernandez is an Extension ...

Silvopasture in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Silvopasture, a historical practice that involves integrating trees into pasture-based systems for livestock, appears to be growing in popularity as ...

Few agribusinesses or governments regulate the types of plants that farmers use in their pastures to feed their livestock, according to an international team of researchers that includes one plant ...