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Missouri Sets Beginners Grazing School, Sept. 24-26
A Beginners Grazing School set for Sept. 24-26 at the University of Missouri (MU) research farm in Linn County will cover basics of rotational grazing. The school includes both classroom sessions and pasture exercises...
Is Rotational Better?
Talk with successful ranchers like Gene Goven and they often cite rotational grazing as a key ingredient in their operation's success. He sums up the...
Preventing pasture bloat
Pasture bloat is primarily a disease of cattle that graze pastures where legumes make up greater than 50% of the total forage. You may hear pasture bloat...
Take Steps to Limit Damage To Muddy Pastures
Not only has frequent rain slowed spring planting, but many pastures are getting muddy and damaged by hoof traffic, says Bruce Anderson, University ...
2008 Fencing Guide
The latest products for fencing and a directory of suppliers...
Two new grasses for Southern Plains
Meet “Verl” and “Chet,” two new forage-grass varieties engineered to provide year-round grazing...
Selecting Forages for Swathing
As snow cover begins to recede and the tractor no longer needs to be plugged in to feed hay, you might be wondering if there’s an easier way...
Five steps to winter savings
Whether you're out feeding in the cold or just looking out your window at cows eating hay at a cost of $2/cow/day, it should be a wake-up call for all...
From Our Columnists
Advocate or Perish
"While the affluent nations can certainly afford to adopt ultra low-risk positions toward new advances in agricultural science and technology, and pay...
Don't Market Like 2008
Many ranchers' first inclination in marketing their 2009 calves is to base it on their 2008 calf crop experiences. That could be a serious mistake...
No Silver Bullet
I was so impressed with Richard Roth's letter to the editor that I thought it deserved some follow-up...
