March 26, 2024
Warmer winter temperatures might welcome an early growing season, but this head start won’t be exclusive to forage. Weeds like poison hemlock that can be deadly to livestock may sooner become an iss...


March 26, 2024
If only there was an app whereby grass growth could be controlled according to the needs of the grazing herd. How great it would be if we could simply dial it down in the spring and crank it up during...


March 19, 2024
It’s typically large square and round bales that dominate the countryside, and for many years, major machinery manufacturers weren’t motivated to invest large resources into small square bale prod...


March 19, 2024
December 2023 through February 2024 has been dubbed “The winter that wasn’t,” due to historically warm temperatures across the country and a lack of snowfall in the northern states. Not only is...


March 12, 2024
Wildfire-inducing weather conditions across the Central Plains have recently set thousands of pasture and rangeland acres ablaze. In addition to the Smokehouse Creek Fire that has become the lar...


March 12, 2024
It’s that the time of the year when college basketball aficionados anticipate their favorite team’s run through the bracket, or at least the team they’ve got picked to win it all. Anticipa...


March 5, 2024
Custom grazing can diversify a forage system and improve cash flow for farmers and landowners. Bringing outside cattle into a system at specific times of the year can also benefit forage utiliza...


March 5, 2024
The spring flush is fast approaching as days grow longer and temperatures get warmer. Despite an abundance of forage, though, spring pastures are often deficient in a key mineral: magnesium. This can...


Feb. 27, 2024
Compared to cattle, horses have different nutrient requirements and health conditions that can be met or affected by the hay they eat...


Feb. 27, 2024
Cool-season grass pastures are almost always going to go dormant and cease growth at some point during the summer. It’s a fact that most graziers live with, and the good ones have predetermined plan...