BROOKINGS, S.D. -- Producers looking for ways to reduce feed costs might consider grazing corn stalks, says Julie Walker, South Dakota State University Extension Service beef specialist and associate ...

Feeding cattle can be a labor intensive process, and research at Central Grasslands Research Extension Center in Streeter, North Dakota, provides some guidance on practices that can ease the time ...

A cow’s intake and diet quality decrease the longer she is left in the field. When cattle graze corn residue, they select ...

Generally, cattle prefer grazing corn leaves and husk, which usually are lower in nitrate than the lower one-third of plant stalks. So, resist the temptation to force the livestock to consume higher ...

When it comes to feeding livestock, farmers and ranchers are leaving money on the table—or rather, on the ground. According to a 2019 research paper on the subject, it is both nutritionally and ...

Snow has covered a lot of winter pasture acres for quite a few days already this winter. How has it affected your winter grazing? The heavy snow two weeks ago can affect the ability of your cattle to ...

If the weathermen are correct, it looks like it’s going to be a more normal weeks with more typical temperatures and little chance for rain. It should be a good week for harvest. Joe Luck, Nebraska ...

Harvest season is winding down and soon an abundance of crop residue will be available for our beef cattle. The University of Nebraska Extension recently developed two educational support tools to aid ...

Many crop producers have concerns that cattle trampling could negatively affect soil physical properties and subsequent crop yields. However, research conducted at UNL has shown that grazing corn ...