Tag: grazing
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Making Winter Feed Preparations
Look at how much hay you need to plan for winter feeding your beef herd. https://smallfarms.cornell.edu/2021/07/do-the-math-for-winter-feed-preparation
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Tips On Manure Distribution
“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade,” or so the saying goes. https://www.farmprogress.com/pasture/making-the-most-of-manure-in-pastures
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Small Farm Fall To Do’s
Fall chores around the acreage will help transition your small farm or acreage into winter https://www.extension.iastate.edu/smallfarms/fall-chores-acreage
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Do you need lots of acres to raise beef cattle? By Shelley Hatfield- WP Farm
Do you need lots of acres to raise beef cattle? The answer is absolutely not! But you will need to be a little more prepared than farms who have several acres. You will need to have sturdier fences for one thing. Farms with several hundred acres have room for the cows to roam so they…
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Let sensors monitor 24/7 & Even After The Cows Come Home
There are many benefits to implementing smart agriculture monitoring solutions. https://www.monnit.com/applications/agriculture-livestock-monitoring/?gad_source=2&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIm_qtwsSBiAMVbCCtBh3ekwBCEAEYAiAAEgJXu_D_BwE
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Guide to toxic plants in forages
Many plants are potentially toxic to livestock; however, this guide focuses on toxic plants commonly found in Indiana pastures. https://www.extension.purdue.edu/extmedia/ws/ws_37_toxicplants08.pdf
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An article for the Irish Dexter Cattleman website
Good afternoon, I’m sitting down to write up an article for the Irish Dexter Cattleman website. I’m going to write this one up myself but I will include a few articles that you can go check out for yourself. I don’t feel that I have any experience with this production yet as I’m just starting…
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Low Stress Cattle Handling
Stockmanship expert Curt Pate shares some more keys about the best way to safely handle bulls.
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Summer Annual Forages
Summer annuals are fast-growing, high-quality forages that can be used to supplement tall fescue systems.
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Grazing Silvopasture
Silvopasture is an agroforestry practice that intentionally integrates trees, and pasture and forage crops.
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Rotationally Grazing a Cow/Calf Herd
This something that was a little bit of a stumbling block for me.
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Grazing in Prairies – Part 1
This is the first in a series of upcoming posts about grazing in prairies.
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Cattle & Severe Weather
Cattle expected to live outside during the winter should remain outside to adjust to the changing conditions as winter approaches.
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Dexter Cattle Winter Needs
Dexter cattle don’t need much from their owners in the winter. Here is the few things they do.
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Cheap hay isn’t cheap
Feed costs account for 60% of a beef cow enterprise. Knowing the quantity and quality of hay you buy or grow directly affects the bottom line.
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Rotational Grazing During Winter
Winter feed represents one of the largest costs for a livestock production enterprise.
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Heat stress and its impact on bull fertility
Heat stress has a major impact on female reproduction. Science and experience have taught us that cattle do not respond well reproductively to heat. Stress from increases in body temperatures have been demonstrated to impact all major reproductive hormones that drive the conception bus in our herd.https://www.agproud.com/articles/55165-heat-stress-and-its-impact-on-bull-fertility
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shade options for cattle
https://publications.ca.uky.edu/sites/publications.ca.uky.edu/files/aen99.pdf
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Summer Annual Forages
https://hayandforage.com/article-3881-summer-annual-forages-can-cure-many-ills.html
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Having this information allows beef producers to match the right supplement strategy
https://www.farmprogress.com/management/test-your-hay-before-feeding