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Lots of leaves growing in easy reach of a cow's tongue means less time and less land needed to raise beef cattle, according to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and DairyNZ (New Zealand) scientists....
OVERTON -- Too little rain, too much rain, high fertilizer prices and a volatile cattle market – both inexperienced and the veteran beef producers will learn strategies to deal with all these scenarios at the Pasture and Livestock Management Workshop set March 30 - April 1, said a Texas AgriLife Research scientist....
OVERTON -- Too little rain, too much rain, high fertilizer prices and a volatile cattle market – both inexperienced and the veteran beef producers will learn strategies to deal with all these scenarios at the Pasture and Livestock Management Workshop set March 30 - April 1, said a Texas AgriLife Research scientist....
It’s okay if your cost of production goes up, claims Texas AgriLife Extension Forage Specialist Larry Redmon, as long as your profit margin increases accordingly. However, too many producers are seeing their profits decline or disappear....
Approval of a new application technology for an herbicide known to control sand shinoak will give land managers more flexibility for when and where they treat, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service specialist....
The conditions during harvest of this year’s corn crop brought a sharp reminder of the potential issues – and even hazards – surrounding moldy feed grain. Strategies for dealing with reduced feed value and mycotoxins are hot topics right now for producers and nutritionists....
Winter feed represents the largest single cost on a cow-calf operation. Therefore when looking to reduce the cost-of-production, it is very important to take a long and hard look at winter feed costs. The old saying, “a penny saved is a penny earned” remains very true when feeding beef cattle....
Short grazing periods on multiple paddocks within a pasture can not only restore forage conditions, but also profit margins, according to a Texas AgriLife Research scientist. Dr. Richard Teague, AgriLife Research range ecologist in Vernon, has been studying the benefits of multi-paddock grazing for the past eight years....
What makes a good pasture lease agreement? Creating a good pasture lease requires careful thought by both parties, according to Wesley Tucker, University of Missouri Extension ag business specialist. Most problems with a pasture lease occur when one or more parties don't fully understand what the other expected....
This year's fall weather– rain and cloudy following a drought – and its effect on forages can be a recipe for nitrate poisoning of livestock, said a Texas AgriLife Extension Service expert....
By: Robert Burns OVERTON – Know your enemy better than your friends, the saying goes. As for feral hogs, knowing when, how many and where they visit is critical to controlling them, said a Texas AgriLife Extension Service expert....
Know your enemy better than your friends, the saying goes. As for feral hogs, knowing when, how many and where they visit is critical to controlling them, said a Texas AgriLife Extension Service expert....
I hate shopping. My wife buys all my clothes for me, which suits me just fine. When I do shop, I try to find the best deal for my money. This same concept applies to shopping for hay. Most of the time, I have a good idea of what my money is purchasing....
What is a carbon offset? A carbon offset is an emissions credit (also known as a “carbon credit”) earned by eligible projects that sequester, destroy or displace greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions....
Oftentimes pasture management is viewed as a process involving highly visible management strategies that are expensive to implement. These strategies may involve establishment of a new forage variety costing hundreds of dollars per acre to development of elaborate fencing designs....
Say pasture management and expensive things like establishing new forage varieties or building lots of fence probably come to mind. But that doesn’t have to be the case, according to Larry A....
Agriculture Research Service (ARS) geneticist Jason Goldman at the agency’s Southern Plains Range Research Station in Woodward, Oklahoma, identified nine DNA primers that produce markers that can verify successful bluegrass hybrids from DNA samples....
The United States is more than able to continue supplying domestic and international customers with necessary feed grains, according to the U.S Grains Council, the leading organization for developing export markets for barley, corn, sorghum and their co-products....
Grasshoppers got you hoppin’ mad? If they don’t yet, there’s a good chance they soon will, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service entomologist. "A few grasshoppers aren’t much of a problem, but when abundant as they are starting to be here in far West Texas, they are some of the most difficult insect pests to control in the urban landscape,” said Dr....
Grassland owners in south Texas, the area hardest hit by the state’s drought, will be given priority consideration to participate in USDA’s Grass-land Reserve Program (GRP), a $4.2 million conservation program in Texas....
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