Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

At night, and on weekends, he’s a serious sourdough bread baker—and an aspiring grain farmer. After looking in vain for an affordable local wheat source, Ellis decided to experiment with dry-farming the grain himself on a small piece of land 45 miles north of San Diego, in rural Valley Center. Landrace and heritage varieties of grains.

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Western FarmPress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Variety selection, planting date, and seeding rate vary depending on the wheat's purpose, whether for grain, grain and grazing, or forage only. Learn more about fertility and insect and pest management.

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Real Agriculture

JUNE 24, 2023

On this episode, host Shaun Haney is joined by Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit to discuss new funding for the Livestock and Forage Centre of Excellence. On this episode, host Shaun Haney is joined by Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit to discuss new funding for the Livestock and Forage Centre of Excellence.

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Food Politics

JANUARY 16, 2024

This took me to the PLoS ONE article: Carbon opportunity cost increases carbon footprint advantage of grain-finished beef. We find that pasture-finished operations have 20% higher production emissions and 42% higher carbon footprint than grain-finished systems.

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RR2CS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Date: October 16, 2024 Time: 9:30 am – 4 pm Location: Mannville, Alberta Registration Fee: $30 Registration closes October 10, 2024 Are you ready to enhance your farming practice repertoire with innovative solutions like intercropping, forage blends, winter grazing and soil health? Why Attend?

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The Lunatic Farmer

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Most red meat there is grass finished, not grain finished. But no additional differentiation exists, like the difference between grass finished and grain finished beef, or pastured poultry versus factory farmed. In the U.S., it's slightly more than 50 pounds. And guess what? And you can spend days trying to find a fat person.

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West Texas Livestock

DECEMBER 1, 2023

This plant is a valuable source of high-quality forage when most other forages are low in quantity and quality. A wheat pasture is a valuable resource for many cattle operations.

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West Texas Livestock

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Producers should plan ahead for their fall and winter forages to meet this need. Primary inputs like grain, fertilizer, and even fuel can become terribly expensive. Nutrition significantly affects your herd’s health during the cold winter months. There are many factors to consider when figuring out how much hay will be needed.

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UnderstandingAg

MARCH 18, 2025

farm output nearly tripled, while global grain production has more than quadrupled since 1950 and has doubled since 1975. No doubt that global grain production is significantly higher, but at what cost? An acre may provide foraging for cattle, sheep, pigs, laying hens, broilers and turkeys. From 1950 to 2000, U.S.

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Wisconsin Farmers Union

JANUARY 21, 2025

Josh is originally from southwest Wisconsin where his family grows grains, forage, and maintains woodlands as wildlife habitat.

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Sustainable Food Trust

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Though we may eat a diet rich in vegetables and grains, depleted soil means we often don’t get the vitamins and minerals we need for optimal health. Livestock reared on pastures with a diversity of plant species produce more nutrient-dense meat and milk than those fed grain-based or sometimes genetically modified feed.

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AgriLife Today

MARCH 26, 2024

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service specialists said several opportunities could exist for cashing in on good forage. AgriLife Extension economist-grain marketing in the Texas A&M. Mark Welch, Ph.D.,

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Agric4profits

JULY 23, 2024

Animal feedstuffs for livestock feedstuffs include forages and grain-based and coproduce feeds. Grazed forages generally make up the bulk of livestock diets in

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Western FarmPress

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Estimating grain residue carefully and implementing appropriate grazing strategies are essential.

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UnderstandingAg

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Never applying more than 100 pounds of nitrogen per acre to his corn acres, Bergler harvests 230 bushel-per-acre corn behind a seven-way grain mix with peas and flax. Pictured here in diverse cover crop forage, are some of the hogs from the farms non-confined, non-GMO-fed hog operation, which Bergler wife Holly manages.

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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. I had to really change the way that I think to make that switch.

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Civil Eats

MAY 15, 2024

Casazza and other wildlife scientists have documented waterfowl using agricultural facilities—from foraging for grain in feedlots to roosting in effluent ponds—but questions remain about why the birds seek out the facilities and the potential connections to the spread of avian flu. We were surprised by it,” Casazza said. “We

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 8, 2024

Other challenges to elk across various states include development and the loss of habitat, lack of or low-quality forage, drought, disease and social tolerance.” They will devour hay and other grains left outside for domestic animals and livestock.

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The use of land for grazing cattle, as opposed to more productive crops or carbon-sequestering forests and prairies, is a key issue for critics of the beef industry—and grass-fed cows require more land than those finished in grain in feedlots. Native grasses and herbs store carbon in the ground and provide forage for cattle.

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Agwired

JANUARY 9, 2025

IPSA represents nearly 100 seed companies from more than 25 states, Canada and Mexico, who produce corn, soybeans, small grain and forage seeds. Grain Weevil was named the Startup Showcase Winner and received a $5000 cash award from the Iowa Nebraska Equipment Dealers Association (INEDA).

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NASDA

JANUARY 25, 2024

Sincerely, Agricultural Retailers Association American Agri-Women American Association of Crop Insurers American Bankers Association American Farm Bureau Federation American Farmland Trust American Malting Barley Association American Property and Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) American Seed Trade Association American Sesame Growers Association (..)

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ATTRA

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The course introduces the concept of continuous living covers and describes five basic strategies to achieve them (annuals + cover crops, agroforestry, perennial grains, perennial forage and grazing, and perennial biomass).

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ATTRA

DECEMBER 8, 2023

North Dakota State University’s Williston Research Extension Center (WREC) has been growing the perennial grain kernza for several years, reports Farm & Ranch Guide , and researchers recently shared reflections on their experience with farmers and ranchers at a field day.

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Food Tank

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Kernza® is a deeply rooted perennial grain harvested from intermediate wheatgrass and provided to the breweries by A-Frame Farm in Minnesota. “By By making beer with more perennial grains” instead of annual grains, Patagonia says, “breweries have the potential to move the industry toward a more regenerative future.”

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UnderstandingAg

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

If we are producing grass-fed beef, then we do not need grains or other feedstuffs? The standing forage biomass is often 300%+ higher. Phytonutrient research shows that the forages the livestock are grazing on and the end product we eat (beef, pork, eggs) is significantly higher in phytonutrient profile.

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ATTRA

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Feedstuff Finder allows sellers of co-products like soyhulls, distillers grains, or corn gluten feed, as well as forages like corn silage or hay, share prices, product information, and locations with potential buyers at no cost. Listings are free and can be sorted by forage or co-product type and price per unit. ”

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

MARCH 27, 2024

Fescue toxicity is the most devastating livestock disorder east of the Mississippi,” said Craig Roberts, a forage specialist at the University of Missouri (MU) Extension and an expert on fescue. The disorder, fescue toxicosis, costs the livestock industry up to $2 billion a year in lost production.

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Farmbrite

JULY 10, 2023

There are benefits to doing so - grass-fed beef is leaner and healthier than conventional grain-fed beef, and consumers are increasingly aware of these benefits. But the process of converting your farm from grain-finished beef to grass-finished beef can be daunting. Make sure you have a sufficient supply of forage. •

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UnderstandingAg

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

The research revealed that fresh forages contain anywhere from 5-20-plus times the total phytonutrients and antioxidants than the typical total mixed (feed) ration (TMR). This results in significantly higher antioxidants in grass-fed meats compared to grain-fed meats. Provided by fresh forage.

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ATTRA

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

This research was part of a research project funded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Organic Research and Extension Initiative and involved planting different forage crops and cover crops to find which were best at suppressing Canada thistle in spring wheat.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry Practices, CSP FY2022 CSAF Category Practice Name Code Financial Assistance Total Percentage of Total CSP Payments Nitrogen Management Nutrient Management 590 $2,605,647 $97,382,301 15.84% Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses E590A $71,916,154 Reduce risks of nutrient loss (..)

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Far Eastern Agriculture

AUGUST 22, 2024

A notable autonomous technology company on display for show attendees is Bluewhite.

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Civil Eats

MARCH 4, 2024

beef comes from cows raised on pasture for about the first year of their lives, then moved to concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs)—large-scale industrial facilities that grain-finish cattle in confinement for six to eight months before slaughter. Currently, the vast majority of U.S.

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UnderstandingAg

JULY 31, 2023

You can seed them earlier than July if intentionally resting a block for the entire, using them for a fall mulch or for forage (stock grazing). For example, a simple seed mix may include Sudan grass, cow pea, buckwheat, cereal rye, vetch, and forage pea. However, cold hardy cereal grains (i.e.,

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Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The tall forage stands out in southeastern Minnesota’s corn and soybean fields, which this time of year have been reduced to stubble poking through the snow. It works as both a cover crop and forage for the cattle, and it’s helping Bedtka build up organic matter in his soil. That’s where the sorghum-sudangrass comes in.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

DECEMBER 15, 2023

After heavy grazing, a mixed summer forage is still building soil. As he transitions toward a farm that is more resilient, he has adopted a no-till system and a much more well-rounded rotation that includes small grains. The grains help reduce his risk during drier periods, and maintain his soil during wet periods.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JULY 14, 2023

Greater increases in structural, variety, and species diversity may be created with agroforestry systems, mixing trees and shrubs into annual and perennial grain, legume, and vegetable crops. Mixed summer forage in the Southeast U.S. That includes agroforestry systems, perennial pasture systems, and perennial grain crops.

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