The success of a Water Quality Initiative demonstration project in southwest Iowa has resulted in the development of a similar program in western Iowa.
- Jeff DeYoung
Much of the Midwest experienced drought-like conditions over most of the summer, putting pasture ground at risk.
- Benjamin Herrold
Widespread drought conditions have stressed summer forages, limiting and in many places stopping growth in pastures and hayfields. Livestock producers are in a tough spot as the hot months roll on.
BOONVILLE, Mo. — Forage producers searching for options amid sustained drought should consider emergency forages, says Todd Lorenz, University of Missouri Extension agronomy specialist.
Editor’s note: The following was written by Sara Bauder, South Dakota State University Extension forage field specialist, David Karki and Anthony Bly for the university’s website June 27.
- Benjamin Herrold
Normally at this time of year producers are thinking about how they can get the most out of their second and third hay cuttings and maximize forage growth during the hot summer months. But this year many producers are facing drought, and hay crops have already been significantly reduced.
- Jeff DeYoung
With parts of the Midwest still dealing with extremely dry weather, it may be more important than ever to test forage samples.
TRUXTON, Mo. — Strip-grazing milo (grain sorghum) is a money-saving alternative winter feed plan for cattle, according to University of Missouri Extension agronomy specialist Rusty Lee.
- Jeff DeYoung
Spring is here, and the hope is cattle producers will not need to feed cows on top of existing snow for a few months.
CLEVER, Mo. — A soil test can help forage producers avoid the costly guessing game of how much fertilizer to buy and apply, says University of Missouri Extension agronomist Tim Schnakenberg. He recommends testing every three or four years.
- Benjamin Herrold
LINN, Mo. — Toward the end of months of feeding hay, producers are looking forward to turning cattle out on lush spring forage growth.
Ice sheeting can have a lethal effect on forage crop stands. Typically, ice sheeting occurs on poorly drained areas of a field where water congregates, but it can occur over an entire field. Ice sheets form following freezing of standing water resulting from melting of snow or from rainfall …
- Jeff DeYoung
Green grass is still weeks away, but pasture preparation should be starting very soon.
- Jeff DeYoung
Drought conditions throughout much of the growing season have taken a bite out of forage and hay production.
Fall is one of the best times for managing perennial and biennial weeds found in pastures or other areas maintained in perennial grass.
- Jeff DeYoung
Grazing cover crops is becoming more widely practiced by cattle producers, and more is learned each year.
MANHATTAN, Kansas — For the health-conscious consumer, time spent reading the nutrient profiles of food packages is an important strategy to maintain a well-balanced diet.
SEDALIA, Mo. — While it is still too soon to sound the alarm on “drought,” parts of the region are becoming severely dry, said University of Missouri Extension livestock specialist Gene Schmitz.
ORANGE CITY, Iowa — Continuing drought in northwest Iowa and other parts of the Midwest is forcing producers to alter their grazing plans. Fortunately, they have “detours.”
- Jeff DeYoung
While farmers cannot control rainfall, there are things they can manage to make each hay cutting the best it can be.
- Benjamin Herrold
Persistent cold weather limited cool-season grass growth this spring across the Midwest, and livestock producers will be looking to get good growth out of their warm-season grasses, including native warm-season grasses.
- Kristen Sindelar
If you earned $100 after a hard day’s work, would you take that money home, place it in a safe, then remove it in a month and light it on fire?
Today during our Crops Team meeting, many field agronomists shared that cool soil temperatures and rain have delayed planting in Iowa, but there are some very determined farmers getting acres planted around the state.
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Interested in an impossible task? Try making dry hay in early spring.
- Jeff DeYoung
Hot, dry summers can have cattle producers scrambling for feed, but warm-season grasses could cut down on hay purchases.
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