A- Z by Kindra Gordon
F is for Focus
Mar 24, 2009 2:26 PM, By Kindra Gordon
In today’s fast-paced, hectic world, we all make the mistake of trying to do too much. We want to be everything to everybody. ...
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Spring strategies, can help combat summer drought
Apr 16, 2009 3:15 PM
With snow, rain and flooding in many parts of the country, it is tough to think about drought. But, drought is still plaguing many areas, and can quickly return with the heat of summer. ...
Prepare your expired CRP for pasture or hay use
Apr 16, 2009 3:12 PM, Source: Bruce Anderson, University of Nebraska
If you’ve got expired CRP acres that you intend to use as pasture or hay, those acres often need several preparation steps before they meet growers’ needs. ...
Western Juniper: Possible bioherbicide of the futureWestern Juniper: Possible bioherbicide of the future
Apr 16, 2009 2:49 PM
It’s been said that a weed is a plant we haven’t yet found a use for. If that’s the case, western juniper – often viewed as undesirable because of its invasion onto Western rangelands – could be earning a new reputation as a bioherbicide used to kill other weeds....
Stretching ranch dollars by working smart
Apr 2, 2009 3:43 PM, By James Rogers, Samual Roberts Noble Foundation
Getting more out of less is an attractive concept in tough economic times. In 2008, average cow costs ran around $534 per head including depreciation. ...
Considering cover crops
Apr 2, 2009 3:34 PM, By Kindra Gordon
The increasing cost of traditional feedstuffs has many livestock owners looking to alternatives for extending their available forages for grazing. The answer may be to consider planting cover crops for cattle to graze....
Reminder: 10 Principles of Holistic Management
Apr 2, 2009 3:14 PM, By Kindra Gordon
Kirk Gadzia, a certified educator in holistic management from New Mexico, offers up these 10 principles of holistic management for land managers to consider....
Pasture and range blog available
Mar 24, 2009 2:23 PM, Source: South Dakota State University
A new Extension blog focused on pasture and range livestock production is up and running on the Internet. The SDSU “South Dakota Pasture and Range Livestock Production” blog....
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