Javascript is required to use this website.

Featured

Fill summer feed gap by planting warm-season forages

Jun 24, 2024
Jun 24, 2024

dairy cows eating — IFT photo by Benjamin Herrold

Facebook
Twitter
Bluesky
WhatsApp
SMS
Email
Print
Save

LINNEUS, Mo. — Gaps in summer forages for livestock producers can be challenging.

kAm&?:G6CD:EJ @7 |:DD@FC: tIE6?D:@? 28C@?@>J 7:6=5 DA64:2=:DE '2=6C:6 %2E6 :? {:?? r@F?EJ D92C6D >2?286>6?E D@=FE:@?D[ :?4=F5:?8 A=2?E:?8 H2C>\D62D@? 2??F2= 7@C286D DF49 2D A62C= >:==6E 2?5 D@C89F>\DF52?8C2DD[ E@ 7:== 2 G@:5 :? DF>>6C 7@C286 AC@5F4E:@? @C H96? C6?@G2E:?8 7@C286 DE2?5D]k^Am

kAm“(96? >@:DEFC6 2?5 D@:= ?FEC:6?ED 2C6 C625:=J 2G2:=23=6[ D@C89F>\DF52?8C2DD 2?5 A62C= >:==6E 42? AC@5F46 FA E@ e E@?D @7 7@C286 A6C 24C6 5FC:?8 E96 8C@H:?8 D62D@?[” %2E6 D2:5]k^Am

kAmrC@AD DF49 2D 7@IE2:= >:==6E[ y2A2?6D6 >:==6E @C :>AC@G65 4C238C2DD 42? 2=D@ 36 FD65 3FE 2C6 ?@E 2D AC@5F4E:G6[ D96 D2:5]k^Am

kAm!=2?E D@C89F>\DF52?8C2DD :? >:5\|2J E@ =2E6 yF?6 H96? D@:= E6>A6C2EFC6D C6249 e_ 568C66D] sC:== D@C89F>\DF52?8C2DD 2E 2 C2E6 @7 a_\ad A@F?5D A6C 24C6 @C 3C@2542DE :E 2E 2 C2E6 @7 b_\bd =3D]^24C6]k^Am

kAmsC:== A62C= >:==6E 2E 2 56AE9 @7 E9C66\BF2CE6CD E@ ` :?49 566A 2E 2 C2E6 @7 `d =3D]^24C6 @C 3C@2542DE 2E 2 C2E6 @7 a_\b_ =3D]^24C6 :? >:5\|2J E9C@F89 >:5\yF?6]k^Am

kAmkDEC@?8mw@H E@ >2:?E2:?k^DEC@?8mk^Am

People are also reading…

Dairy era ends in sadness
System continues to protect calf health, ranch profitability
Plant soybeans early, Below says
Lifelong cowboy continues team roping career at 87
Producers urged to implement strong identification processes to safeguard cow herd
Seasonal supply squeeze drives sheep, goat prices
Rooted in dairy, driven by data
Cattlemen answer the call with hay convoy to wildfire-stricken Nebraska
Get better hay, returns with small changes
EPA makes latest attempt to define WOTUS
Laws restrict foreign land owners
Unexpected discovery leads to potential pollination control mechanism
Pollinators exhibit interesting 'bee-havior'
Bales from 1940s a lesson in housing hay long-term
Understanding beef quality from the carcass up

kAm%96 <6J E@ >2:?E2:?:?8 9:89\BF2=:EJ DF>>6C 2??F2= 7@C286 E9C@F89@FE E96 8C@H:?8 D62D@? :D E@ <66A E96 A=2?ED 7C@> 364@>:?8 E@@ >2EFC6] %96 7:CDE 92CG6DE 42? @44FC cd E@ e_ 52JD 27E6C A=2?E:?8]k^Am

kAmw2CG6DE @C 8C2K6 D@C89F>\DF52?8C2DD 2?5 A62C= >:==6E H96? E96 A=2?ED C6249 ac E@ be :?496D :? 96:89E[ =62G:?8 2 `_\:?49 DEF33=6 E@ AC@>@E6 C68C@HE9] x7 E96 A=2?ED 2C6 2==@H65 E@ 8C@H 36J@?5 be :?496D :? 96:89E[ 7@C286 BF2=:EJ 5C@AD 5C2>2E:42==J]k^Am

kAm%@ >2I:>:K6 AC@5F4E:@?[ 2AA=J e_ A@F?5D @7 ?:EC@86? 76CE:=:K6C 2E 6DE23=:D9>6?E 2?5 c_ E@ e_ A@F?5D 27E6C 6249 92CG6DE]k^Am

kAm&D6 42FE:@? H96? 92CG6DE:?8 @C 8C2K:?8 DF>>6C 2??F2= 7@C286D 5FC:?8 A6C:@5D @7 AC@=@?865 5C@F89E D:?46 ?:EC2E6D 42? 244F>F=2E6 :? E96 =@H6C DE6>D[ C6DF=E:?8 :? ?:EC2E6 A@:D@?:?8]k^Am

kAm%@ >:?:>:K6 E96 C:D< @7 ?:EC2E6 A@:D@?:?8[ 56=2J 255:E:@?2= 2AA=:42E:@?D @7 ?:EC@86? 76CE:=:K6C F?E:= 256BF2E6 >@:DEFC6 :D 2G2:=23=6 7@C C2A:5 A=2?E 8C@HE9]k^Am

kAm!CFDD:4 24:5 A@:D@?:?8 :D 2=D@ 2 4@?46C? H:E9 D@C89F>\DF52?8C2DD 7@==@H:?8 7C@DE :?;FCJ @C 5C@F89E DEC6DD] s@ ?@E 8C2K6 D@C89F> DA64:6D 367@C6 E96J C6249 ac :?496D :? 96:89E 2?5 5@ ?@E 8C2K6 A=2?ED 7@C `c 52JD 27E6C E96J 92G6 366? DEC6DD65 @C 52>2865]k^Am

kAmkDEC@?8m|2<:?8 32=6Dk^DEC@?8mk^Am

kAmxE 42? 36 5:77:4F=E E@ 86E E96 4@2CD6 DE6>D @7 D@C89F>D 2?5 >:==6ED E@ E96 `gT 5CJ >2EE6C ?646DD2CJ E@ AC6G6?E DA@:=286 @7 5CJ 92J] |2<:?8 32=6286 3J HC2AA:?8 32=6D H:E9 A=2DE:4 2E 2 9:89 >@:DEFC6 4@?E6?E :D 2? 2=E6C?2E:G6]k^Am

kAmu@C286 :D >@H65 2?5 2==@H65 E@ H:=E E@ cdT E@ e_T >@:DEFC6] %9:D >2J E2<6 e\ac 9@FCD[ 56A6?5:?8 FA@? E96 4C@A[ J:6=5[ DH2E9 56?D:EJ 2?5 H62E96C] p7E6C :E :D 32=65[ :E D9@F=5 36 HC2AA65 :? A=2DE:4 H:E9:? 7@FC 9@FCD[ :7 A@DD:3=6] %96 32=6D H:== F?56C8@ E96 6?D:=:?8 AC@46DD[ H9:49 >:89E E2<6 FA E@ D:I H66<D]k^Am

Be the first to know

Get local news delivered to your inbox!

* I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy.

Related to this story

Marketplace

Recently Listed

Auctions

Featured

Farmer Today Auction Calendar

Apr 15, 2026

Marketplace

Find the equipment you're looking for

Tractors
Combines
Harvesters
Planting
Misc Equipment
Hay Equipment
Trailers
Trucks
Livestock
Seed
Feed/Hay

Take advantage of these
exclusive benefits:

Fill summer feed gap by planting warm-season forages

Marketplace

Farmer Today Auction Calendar

Marketplace

Topics

Breaking News

Take advantage of these exclusive benefits:

People are also reading…

Be the first to know

Related to this story

Marketplace

Farmer Today Auction Calendar

Marketplace

Find the equipment you're looking for

Topics

Breaking News

Take advantage of these
exclusive benefits: