Agric4profits

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Established Pastures are categorized into different classes for easy identification and use. Native pastures established themselves naturally in most cases.

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Agric4profits

MARCH 24, 2024

The reliable establishment is vital to ensure high levels of production and longevity from perennial pastures. Perennial pasture seeds are generally small with

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Fear can be very motivating (ever been chased by a bull in a pasture?) Fear can be very motivating (ever been chased by a bull in a pasture?) but fear — of failure, of success, of the unknown — can also be paralyzing. Each person’s experience with fear is different, but it’s the very real stories of overcoming fear.

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Agric4profits

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Defoliation is one of the pasture management practices. It refers to the cutting of shoots of pasture species using manual or mechanical methods so as to

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Agric4profits

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Pasture plants can be defined in many ways depending on purpose: Pasture is defined as an area of land occupied with forage plant species either natural or

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ProAg

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Per Product Management Bulletin PM-23-047 , The Rainfall Index (RI) Common Policy, and the Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (PRF) Crop Provisions for 2024 and succeeding crop year for the August 31, 2023, contract change date and for the 2025 crop year for insurance plans with a contract change date prior to August 31, 2023 have been revise.

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Wisconsin Farmers Union

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

What’s in a Pasture Walk? There’s a lot to be gained aside from a free meal by attending a local event and rubbing shoulders with other farmers and agricultural professionals. However, getting to a field day or pasture walk can be tough with so many competing priorities in life. They’re incredibly valuable.

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Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Telecommunications companies working to bring cell and data service to areas with poor connectivity by satellite have reached several milestones over the past week, raising hopes of better cell service for areas lacking coverage from existing cell towers, including many farm fields and pastures. Read More

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Agric4profits

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Weeds are part of pastures, especially in areas where pastures are poorly managed. There are many types of weeds that can easily multiply and take over the

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Agric4profits

AUGUST 30, 2024

The growth rate of forages depends on the rate of pasture production and management. This includes management during recent grazing periods as well as the pr

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Agric4profits

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Improved pastures are pastures that have undergone breeding, selection, and improvement for better yield and livestock performance. They differ from native

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Agric4profits

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Pasture species are incorporated into other crops for optimum benefits ranging from environmental protection to other economic benefits. Both native

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

In early 2024, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the results of the 2022 Census of Agriculture. Conducted every five years, the Census of Agriculture is sent to every known agricultural producer in the country to ask important questions about their farms and how they manage them. Since the 1997 high of 66.4

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Ohio State University

MARCH 18, 2024

The new 2022 Census of Agriculture data shows the number of farms in Ohio declined by 2.3% One number that is concerning to agricultural stakeholders in Ohio is the loss of 931,089 acres in land in farms in Ohio in the last twenty years. The question is how much of the agricultural land in Ohio was lost to development?

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Farming Secrets

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Pasture cropping is an alternative agricultural practice that combines two farming methods: minimum tillage and perennial grass cover. This alternative approach to farming can help us match […] The post Pasture Cropping – Profitable Regenerative Agriculture appeared first on Farming Secrets.

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ATTRA

MARCH 10, 2025

In addition, the trees contribute to improved soil health and reduced moisture loss, so pastures are more productive and can support more animals. In a silvopasture system, trees can provide both dairy and beef cattle with feed and shade.

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Farmers Weekly

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Farmers Weekly Suggested cuts to livestock numbers in Northern Ireland will significantly impact pasture-based livestock production without reducing global emissions because more meat and dairy would be imported from overseas, says the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU).

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USDA Blog

MARCH 27, 2024

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Agric4profits

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Forages can be conserved to feed livestock during periods of shortage caused by limited pasture growth or inadequate pasture conditions, or fed as a supplement. Conserved forages can take the form of hay, haylage, and silage. Although several methods have been proven as efficient ways to store and preserve forages.

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Wisconsin Farmers Union

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Situated in the Wisconsin northwoods, Dave and Jodi Cronauer raise Idaho Pasture Pigs, American Bison, and Gypsy Vanner Horses on their farm and they manage the Idaho Pasture Pig Registry. Jodi is also the author of the book “Raising Pigs on Green Pastures”. Jodi is local to the area and grew up in Florence, Wisconsin.

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Agric4profits

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The rate of growth of forages in a pasture is directly related to how well the pasture has been managed, not only in recent grazing periods but also during

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ATTRA

APRIL 23, 2024

By Lee Rinehart , NCAT Agriculture Specialist Imagine you’re walking out of the barn on a cool spring day. The nighttime temperatures have been high enough to wake up the cool-season perennials in the pastures. The first question to ask is: do you really need to take on the work of establishing cover crops in pastures?

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JULY 14, 2023

agriculture currently faces some steep challenges. Climate change and biodiversity loss represent existential threats to the agricultural status quo. agricultural landscape and the policies that are most closely aligned with incentivizing its creation. However, NSAC covers the land access issue elsewhere.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Farming cattle in the tropics: Transnational science and industrializing pastures in Brazil. Country Perspectives on Hay-Making Landscapes as Part of the European Agricultural Heritage. But would investment in Brachiaria -based silvopastoral systems in Brazil be a good thing? I guess it depends. No Brachiaria in sight.

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Food Politics

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Animal Welfare Claims Breed Claims Diet Claims Living or Raising Conditions Claims Negative Antibiotic Use Claims Negative Hormone Use Claims Source and Traceability Claims Organic Claims Environment-Related Claims It says: Animal-raising claims, such as “Raised Without Antibiotics,” “Grass-Fed” and Free-Range,” and environment-related claims, such (..)

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The Equation

MARCH 28, 2023

The Agriculture Resilience Act (ARA) of 2023 was re-introduced in Congress today. The ARA is comprehensive, science-based legislation that covers many topics related to environmental and climate concerns in agriculture, including conservation on both agricultural and pasture land, renewable energy, and food loss and waste.

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Civil Eats

MARCH 4, 2024

Food grown in local fields, orchards, and pastures with healthy soil management practices simply make for healthier, more nutritious, and more flavorful meals, he says—the perfect ingredients for changing the “stigma” associated with hospital fare. Santana Diaz, Executive Chef, U.C. Davis Med Center. Cumulatively, the U.C.

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Sustainable Food Trust

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The goats, and to some extent the cows, have been replaced by sheep in recent times, a shift that speaks to the widespread social, cultural and ecological degradation that has occurred thanks to more than two centuries of Highland Clearances , followed by agricultural intensification.

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Agric4profits

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Common forage crops used in livestock feeding are specific plant species cultivated for their high nutritional value and suitability for consumption by

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Agric4profits

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Successful pasture establishment goes beyond practicing the traditional operational activities involved in pasture establishment. To ensure successful pasture establishment, you

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Agric4profits

MAY 11, 2024

Forages can be conserved to feed livestock during periods of shortage caused by limited pasture growth or inadequate pasture conditions, or fed as a supplement.

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ATTRA

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

By Mike Morris, NCAT Agriculture Specialist “When I was in college, I was taught that you fed hay and grain, and the pasture was just something you put the animals out on to look pretty, or just to get a little bit of supplement. Department of Agriculture. I had to really change the way that I think to make that switch.

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AgriLife Today

MARCH 5, 2024

million acres of ranchland and pastures blackened by wildfires across the Texas Panhandle. Department of Agriculture numbers, Read More → The post Feeding cattle after the fire appeared first on AgriLife Today. According to U.S.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JANUARY 17, 2024

As those paying attention to agriculture know, climate impacts have become increasingly apparent since the last assessment was published in 2018. The NCA5 covers a lot of ground, but this summary focuses on aspects most relevant to agriculture.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Some roam through pastures testing bunches of fescue, a cool-season grass, for the sweetness the frost brings. Virtual fencing is gaining traction in American agriculture because it can save farmers time and money. At Georges Mill Farm in northern Virginia, Molly and Sam Kroiz’s goats are on the move.

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

“It’s all grazed pasture,” he says, spared “because the fuel load was low.” Introduced to the islands decades ago as livestock forage, invasive vegetation such as Guinea grass and buffelgrass proliferate in the islands, largely on unmanaged agricultural land. Some areas of grazed pasture on Diamond B Ranch went unburned.

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Farmbrite

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The term data-driven decisions is becoming increasingly common in agriculture, but how committed are farmers to using data in their everyday practices? Are they truly allowing data to influence their operations, or is it just a catchphrase thrown around by people who aren't in the agricultural industry?

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