Investing time in spring monitoring and forage management can pay dividends for your herd and your bottom line throughout the ...

Do you want to optimize forage quality or quantity? Those are the first questions grazing specialist and Nofence internal ...

Forage quality should be a primary component of setting goals for hay harvesting. "Plant stage and maturity at the time of cutting directly impact the quality of the final hay, whether grass, alfalfa ...

As summer comes to an end, cow-calf producers should prepare for a decline in forage quality. The nutritional value of tallgrass prairie forage is rapidly decreasing as the seasons change, and protein ...

The principle is simple: Take some, leave some and avoid overgrazing. With 6 inches of good-quality forage, that’s about ...

Each fall, cow-calf producers have a question lurking in the back of their minds: “Do we have enough hay stored to get through the winter?” Winter hay needs will vary dramatically from place to place.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A Purdue University Extension specialist is warning livestock owners that forage they harvested earlier this year likely has lower-than-usual nutritional quality. Without proper ...

Forage crops and pastures provide feed for grazing livestock. Quality forage is necessary to provide nutrients in rations to keep livestock healthy and productive. Purdue Extension created an ...

Rotational grazing is more than just moving cattle—it’s a planned approach that protects pasture health, improves forage quality, and supports stronger, healthier herds. By resting paddocks between ...

MITCHELL, S.D. — Heavy moisture and cool temperatures have made this season’s forage yield and quality vary across parts of South Dakota, according to Sara Bauder, forage field specialist for SDSU ...