“Now is the time to prepare forage and cattle for the fall and winter grazing season,” says Patrick Davis, University of Missouri Extension livestock field specialist. Proper management of cattle and ...

Recently I sat down with a producer about modifying his forage plan for the farm he manages. He wanted to reduce his need for ...

Winter grazing strategies are reducing reliance on one producer's stored feed, but cost-saving measures don’t always meet nutritional needs.

WHITE, South Dakota — Meet John and Sharon Leiferman: cow-calf producers in their mid-60s, blazing a snow trail toward their 70s, innovating with a low-labor technique called “bale grazing.” In 1991, ...

Using rental acreage stockpiling can help ease rotational pressure on the home farm, provide protection during drought years and offer added flexibility during calving season. In many cases, renting ...

WADENA, Minn. - Ivan and Dayle Reinke are sold on winter bale grazing for their cattle. For the Wadena farmers it has meant a 30 percent increase in soil fertility on their farm's sandy soils. "But to ...

Feeding cattle can be a labor intensive process, and research at Central Grasslands Research Extension Center in Streeter, North Dakota, provides some guidance on practices that can ease the time ...

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Winter often feels like the quietest season on a ranch. Grasses are dormant, cattle are settled into winter feed sources, and it can feel like the landscape is resting. Yet for range and grazing ...

Dr. David Anderson, AgriLife Extension livestock marketing economist, said calf prices have risen in recent weeks due to improving pasture and rangeland conditions and prospects for winter grazing.