New demands for corn, such as ethanol production and growing export markets, have increased the price of corn, and the repercussion has been increased costs of virtually all other feedstuffs. Through both direct and indirect influences, this has also driven land prices and rental rates up, including range and pasture land. Thus, one of many rapidly escalating portions of rising annual cow costs is the cost to rent grass....More

These days there’s often a lot of talk of the benefits of free-range farm animals. But for one Fresno, CA, woman, the more animal-friendly rearing technique could have turned deadly. A free-range cow charged her while she was cycling, causing her to fly 30 ft. down a hill off her bike....More

Never in history have the costs of feed, fertilizer and fuel increased so dramatically over such a short period,” says Tom Troxel, University of Arkansas (UA) Extension beef cattle specialist....More

Cattle that graze on rangelands in the western United States may soon have a new forage option, thanks to work by a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist....More

Strong corn prices and a need to revitalize his forage stand led Atkinson, NE, producer Gordon Dvorak to move from irrigated pasture to grain production in 2010-11. But the Atkinson, NE, farmer/rancher says he’s going back to forage in 2012 to allow his 300-head Red Angus cow-calf pairs to gain weight faster and keep them closer to home while utilizing fewer acres...More

Grazing a pasture with more than one species of animal offers several advantages. For one thing, a mix of different dietary preferences and grazing behaviors results in greater plant utilization...More

The Valhalla of cow-calf production running cows year-round without feeding hay or supplement other than salt and mineral is closer than you think...More

The West that Zane Grey portrayed in his novels was a hard-edged place, lonely and rough in a romantic sort of way. Still is. But the New West is a different...More

Bruce Anderson, University of Nebraska Extension forage specialist, offers the following tips on spring cultivation of established alfalfa, as well as fertilization advice....More

Hydraulic post driver Worksaver's HPD-20 Hydraulic Post Driver offers an immediate airtight set for wood and steel posts up to 8-in. in diameter and 10-ft....More