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Watch For Nitrate Poisoning Of Livestock
published: October 27th 2009 source: TAMU Ag Communications
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....
Wildlife expert: ’Hog cam’ could give upper hand on feral hogs
published: October 16th 2009 source: Texas Agri-Life Extension Service
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....
Cameras Helpful In Battle Against Wild Hogs
published: October 9th 2009 by: Robert Burns source: TAMU Ag Communications
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....
Shopping for hay
published: September 18th 2009 by: James Rogers, Noble source: Noble Foundation
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....
Understanding Carbon Credits
published: September 15th 2009 by: Aubee Keesee
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....
It’s The Little Things That Count ... Or Cost
published: September 15th 2009 by: Larry A. Redmon source: Texas AgriLife Extension Service
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....
Managing Pastures Little things you can afford to do
published: August 21st 2009 by: Martha Hollida Garrett
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....
Drought Resistant Pastures Created
published: August 20th 2009 source: Agriculture Research Service
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....
Corn Crop Predicted To Be Second Largest
published: August 14th 2009 source: U.S. Grains Council
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 Can Make You Hoppin’ Mad
published: August 9th 2009 by: Stevey Byrns source: TAMU Ag Communications
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....
South Texas producers given priority in USDA’s Grassland Reserve Program
published: August 7th 2009
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....
New Help Concerning Pestcide Applications
published: July 10th 2009 source: Ag Answers
Driftwatch, a new Web site designed to make applicators aware of what’s around them when they are making pesticide applications and ultimately reducing drift incidents, is now accessible at http://www....
CRP Participants Have Decisions To Make
published: July 2nd 2009 by: Kay Ledbetter source: TAMU Ag Communications
Many Conservation Reserve Program participants find themselves facing some tough decisions after being notified their contracts will not be renewed, said a Texas AgriLife Extension Service specialist. “I think we need to keep most of this land in rangeland,” said Dr....
New Way To Hay
published: June 30th 2009 by: Loretta Sorensen source: TriState Livestock News
A brand new twist on forage harvesting is producing alfalfa dubbed “Godiva Hay” that has some horses and cattle licking their lips as they consume alfalfa that's so well preserved it still looks wet....
Extend Pastures By Measuring
published: June 11th 2009 source: Purdue University
For livestock producers wanting the most out of their pastures, measuring forage dry matter content before and after livestock grazing is the most effective way of managing an intensive grazing system....
Creep Forage
published: May 27th 2009 by: Hugh Aljoe source: Noble Foundation
Creep grazing calves is a management practice allowing calves to graze designated areas – separately from the cows – where the forage quality is higher than the grazing pasture. This concept is similar to creep feeding calves, with the purpose being to increase weaning weights of calves, thus increasing their value at weaning....
Extend pastures by giving them a rest
published: May 15th 2009 by: By Chan Glidewell source: Noble Foundation
Precipitation drives pasture improvement, so if you improve the condition of your pastures and rangelands when it does rain, it will help you get through those times when it doesn't. One method of pasture improvement is to provide growing season rest....
Landowners Need To Consider Expiring CRP Contracts
published: May 11th 2009 by: Kay Ledbetter source: TAMU Ag Communications
Many Conservation Reserve Program contracts are due to expire this September, and landowners need to give careful consideration as to what comes next for once highly erodible land, according to Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel....
Nitrogen Losses From Urea Applications
published: May 6th 2009 by: Eddie Funderburg source: Noble Foundation
There are many thoughts regarding how much nitrogen is lost from applying urea on pastures and hay fields. If applied incorrectly, up to 40 percent of the nitrogen applied as urea can be volatilized (vaporized) and lost as a gas....
Thistles compete for water, light and nutrients in pastures
published: April 17th 2009 by: Martha Hollida Garrett
Thistles are everywhere, and they appear to be in an abundant supply this year. There are different varieties of thistles and they have many nicknames. Thistles are eyesores for starters, but they also hinder grazing, compete for available moisture and left on their own, will continue to multiply....
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