With just two months from sowing to feeding, stubble turnips potentially deliver one of the quickest turnarounds of all forage crops suitable for sheep. While they don’t offer the highest yield ...

WASHINGTON, July 8, 2015 –In years ahead, expect to see more beef cattle, dairy and sheep operators planting cold-tolerant forage crops in the summer to ensure leafy, nutritious plants in pastures for ...

Forage brassicas include several species that belong to the mustard family. They are biennials that produce vegetation the first year and seed the second season. However, they are treated as annuals ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A wide range of forage crops could help grain and livestock producers salvage some value from their fields once the drought-ravaged corn crop has been harvested - if soil ...

EAST TEXAS - A recent trial conducted by a good buddy of mine, Ashton Logsdon, looked at the viability of seeding turnips with ryegrass as a winter grazing option for cattle. The results were ...

COLUMBUS, Kan. - Feed costs for cattle during the four coldest months of the year can exceed grazing costs for the other eight months, said Dennis Elbrader, Cherokee County extension agent at Columbus ...

ALEXANDRIA, Minn. — Picking out cover crops is no run into the convenience store to grab the nearest sandwich when you're in the middle of field work. Each plant that acts as a cover crop has ...

Widespread drought conditions during the 2018 growing season in most of Missouri resulted in hay and forage shortages, says University of Missouri Extension agronomist Dhruba Dhakal. Dhakal offers ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Selecting the right forage species to grow can be a daunting task with long-term consequences, but an upcoming Indiana Forage Council seminar will help producers narrow down the ...

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