“Summer annuals are a good way to add diversity and build pasture stands for the upcoming grazing season,” says Patrick Davis, University of Missouri Extension livestock field specialist. Summer ...

This time of year, when the sun is bearing down and our perennial pastures begin to show signs of fatigue, more and more cattle producers are looking for ways to maintain both forage quality and ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. - In many areas of South Dakota, the pasture acres are in short supply. This, coupled with the fact that precipitation so far this growing season is below normal has cattle producers ...

For those cattle producers interested in learning more about various summer annual crops for grazing, we've set up a pasture walk to introduce you to these new forages. These summer annuals, which ...

When grazing alfalfa in the fall, bloat remains a potential problem, especially during the first three to five days after alfalfa has been exposed to freezing temperatures. In general, the risk of ...

Are you planning to plant a summer annual grass, maybe to boost cattle numbers or to build hay supply? Which one will you plant? It can be confusing because there are six different types of major ...

Winter is around the corner and, hopefully, we have managed the ranch in a manner to avoid high feed costs. The most economical way to feed beef cattle is use of year-round, good quality grazing of ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- Warm-season annuals are excellent options to consider as a way to increase a farm or ranch's forage production, explains Warren Rusche, South Dakota State University Extension ...

Because drought maintains a strong foothold on the northern Plains, forage production will be below normal on pasture and hay land in 2021. “Adding an annual forage crop may be critical to supplement ...