Producers are always looking to cut costs in livestock operations because of marginal profit opportunities in commodity based markets....

We are the generation for carbon capture and regenerative agriculture.

Insight Provides Promise for Designing New Agricultural Systems Healthy soil is rich in organic matter, but scientists have yet to fully...

As the discussion about climate change increases so has the discussion about the possibility of reducing or offsetting greenhouse gas...

Van Schothorst is inclined to believe that bacteria must be transmitted in ways other than by flies because several herds in southern...

Introduction Frost seeding is an economical method of improving pasture and hay fields by broadcasting the seed on frozen ground. As the...

A year’s supply of hay has been harvested. Bales are coming into the feed yard for storage. What is the best strategy to stack and...

Incurring Costs for Surface Rights Board (SRB) Processes The Farmers’ Advocate Office (FAO) is advising landowners to be diligent when...

A lot of people in grazing circles seem to use these terms interchangeably, but in grazing science they mean two very different things....

Two weeks ago, Beth wrote about results of studies done by her colleagues at Utah State University on using cattle to graze sagebrush to...

For many farmers in the grain and beef production regions of the U.S., the planting season ends when the last of the seed wheat or corn...

Photo Credit: Lee Gunderson If we focus on profit per acre, there will be a tendency to seek the right-sized cow for our environment and...

A shelterbelt is a barrier of trees or shrubs. The term “field shelterbelt” is used to distinguish between rows of trees or shrubs on...

- The most important single factor affecting hay quality is the stage of maturity at cutting. Young, vegetative forage is higher in...

I have been getting lots of questions about measuring the moisture content of a hay crop prior to baling. The moisture content needs to...