Editor's note: The following was writtern by Craig Sheaffer, Extension forage specialist, and David Nicolai, Troy Salzer, Mercedes Moffett, and Katherine Hagen, Extension Educators, for the University of Minnesota Extension beef website Sept. 12.
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