Fertilizing warm-season grass is a practice some producers do, but one should consider forage needs, the value of the forage and fertilizer costs. Warm-season grasses are very efficient at using water ...
Fertilizer prices have fallen in recent months. Unfortunately, so have cattle prices. Does it pay to fertilize bermudagrass pastures to increase carrying capacity in times such as these? To answer ...
Good forage production in a pasture should start with soil testing — a valuable forage production practice under any economic scenario, but especially important during economically difficult periods.
We get quite a few questions each year on the feasibility and profitability of fertilizing native grass. Long-held wisdom states that it is not profitable to fertilize native grass. With that in mind, ...
While summer may be over and the main grazing season concluded, the fall is one of the best times of the year to evaluate the condition of pasture and complete some pasture management tasks. Time ...
One of the most common discussions I have is folks wanting to know if they can improve pasture or paddocks. Since many of the clients asking have limited sized pastures the answer has several parts.
Brachiaria trials at CIAT's headquarters in Colombia. The grass has been shown to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture. CIAT/Neil Palmer A greenhouse gas-suppressing tropical grass ...
This week on AgweekTV, the USDA is fueling expansion of a Minnesota fertilizer plant. Grass-fed beef is getting more popular. We'll visit a farm working to meet the demand. We'll take you to Huron for ...