UnderstandingAg

DECEMBER 31, 2024

The Cheapest Hay Is the Hay You Never Buy *Additional management considerations for this article were provided by Kent Solberg, Understanding Ag, LLC Stockpiled Pasture Regenerative agriculture and adaptive grazing often focus on reducing inputs in an agriculture production system. Fall grazing stockpiled pasture.

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Farmbrite

JANUARY 23, 2025

Animal Feed Recipes for Chicken, Cattle, Sheep, Goat, and Pig Feed Raising livestock can be a rewarding experience, whether you're doing it for fun, food, or as a full-time agricultural business. In this post, we've created some recipes or a cookbook and a step-by-step guide to making livestock feed for your herd.

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Real Agriculture

APRIL 26, 2024

(Those are covered in this video) A soil pit in this pasture that Steve Kenyon of Greener Pastures Ranching has grazed cattle on for about 20 years shows the results of using animal impact and strategic rest periods to build not just. Read More What does soil look like after 20 years of applying the GRASS principles? Read More

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West Texas Livestock

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Winter brings a unique set of challenges for livestock producers. As temperatures drop, pastures go dormant, leaving forages unable to meet the nutritional demands of your animals.

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ATTRA

MARCH 10, 2025

A feature on National Public Radio highlighted the benefits of silvopasture , or intentional integration of trees, grass, and livestock. In addition, the trees contribute to improved soil health and reduced moisture loss, so pastures are more productive and can support more animals.

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West Texas Livestock

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

When people hear ‘grass tetany,’ they usually think of spring – lush grasses, green pastures, and cows grazing happily. Grass tetany is […] The post How to actually prevent grass tetany in winter appeared first on West Texas Livestock Growers.

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 6, 2024

In this episode of the Farming Forward video series, Steve Kenyon of Greener Pastures Ranching, explains the principle that stands for: G – Graze period R – Rest period A. But we’re not talking the actual grass, we’re talking about the GRASS principles of advanced grazing. Read More

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West Texas Livestock

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Prickly pear, along with other cactus species, is a pressing issue in pastures. The proliferation of these cacti can impede livestock movement and pose serious health risks. Prickly pear can rapidly overtake a pasture, choking out more desirable forages. Once established, controlling it is a labor-intensive, long-term endeavor.

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West Texas Livestock

JANUARY 29, 2025

Have you ever wondered if your pasture is working as hard as possible? Think of it as the starting point for improving your pasture’s output. Without it, you’re just […] The post Save time and money: soil test tips for ranchers appeared first on West Texas Livestock Growers.

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West Texas Livestock

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Before long, the ice and snow will melt away (if you get any), and your pastures will come alive with lush green forages.

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Pastures are not all created equal in terms of suitability for livestock production.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Priority areas for investment in more sustainable and climate-resilient livestock systems. Farming cattle in the tropics: Transnational science and industrializing pastures in Brazil. They’re not bad on their own, but the best thing for biodiversity would be to integrate silvopastoral systems with protected areas.

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West Texas Livestock

JANUARY 5, 2024

A good pasture is the foundation of any profitable livestock operation. It provides the forages needed not only to sustain but also to allow the livestock to grow. However, keeping a pasture at this level […] The post How to actually bring a disastrous pasture back appeared first on West Texas Livestock Growers.

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West Texas Livestock

MAY 12, 2024

Having a good summer pasture management plan can save you many headaches later on. Early planning not only helps you stay […] The post Get your pasture summer ready in 4 surprisingly easy steps appeared first on West Texas Livestock Growers. It will allow you to put out potential fires, not literally, before they occur.

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West Texas Livestock

MAY 16, 2024

Maintaining your pasture during the summer is a crucial task that requires your diligent attention. As a manager, your role is pivotal in preventing your pasture from suffering too much. In a matter of minutes, it can transition from adequate moisture to extremely dry.

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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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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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West Texas Livestock

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

For most people, pasture management comes to mind when temperatures rise, but that is not necessarily the case. It is never too early to develop a […] The post 5 simple ways to get your pasture spring ready appeared first on West Texas Livestock Growers. It is vital to get a start on it now.

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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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Modern Farmer

MARCH 27, 2024

Once these fence posts are hammered into the ground, ranchers battle trees, wind and damage from livestock knocking them over. Virtual fencing supplies ranchers with a collar solar or battery charged and uses a web-based app to remotely monitor and control where livestock graze.

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West Texas Livestock

JULY 30, 2023

Taking extreme measures and just hoping that things […] The post How to actually bring a pasture back from drought appeared first on West Texas Livestock Growers. With all this difficulty, it can be easy to fall into “survival” mode during this time.

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Western FarmPress

AUGUST 16, 2023

Drones could help make scouting livestock herds and pastures easier.

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Wisconsin Farmers Union

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

What’s in a Pasture Walk? If you’ve been to one pasture walk or field day, you’ve almost certainly been to more because field days are like potato chips – once you try them, you can’t stop. 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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Food Tank

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

They grow a variety of crops including corn, soybeans, rye, wheat, sorghum, and peas; pasture-raise pigs for specialty meat company Niman Ranch; and care for chickens, sheep, ducks, geese, alpacas, and numerous cats—in addition to raising two young children and running a farm stay experience. Trisha has traveled to Washington, D.C.,

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ATTRA

JUNE 11, 2024

By Nina Prater, NCAT Agriculture Specialist As the summer heat ramps up around the country, it’s a good time to make sure we livestock producers are protecting our animals from heat stress. In this blog, I’ll briefly cover a few ways we can keep our livestock safe in the heat. Check out this webinar to learn more about solar grazing.

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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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ATTRA

JANUARY 22, 2025

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service is offering a free, on-demand webinar titled “An Overview of Technical Note 190-12: Conservation Activities in Organic Farming Systems Part 2: Organic IPM, Livestock, Pastures, and Buffers.”

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Western FarmPress

JULY 5, 2024

When the weather turns hot and dry, poisonous weeds can take over a pasture.

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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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Farmers Weekly

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Farmers Weekly A radical grazing technique is gathering pace which claims to maximise grassland production and rumen function by baring off pasture at the 3.5-leaf leaf stage. Total grazing” involves moving cattle four times a day, and grazing longer grass than conventional rotational grazing, but shorter than many regenerative approaches.

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Western FarmPress

OCTOBER 9, 2024

PRF helps livestock and forage producers mitigate risks associated with forage loss due to drought. Since its inception, the Southern region has doubled its adoption of the PRF program.

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Agric4profits

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Pasture management is a vital practice in livestock farming, playing a crucial role in ensuring sustainable production and the overall health of grazing animals

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Farmers Weekly

AUGUST 4, 2023

Cows either need to graze stemmy pasture, below 10MJ of metabolisable energy (ME)/kg of dry matter (DM), or stocking rates need to tighten. Farmers Weekly Far-off dry cows at grass could be getting too much energy if summer rainfall has produced lush regrowth.

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Farmbrite

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Livestock health and wellness can directly impact the productivity, yields, product quality, and overall safety of livestock and the community served by your farm. 6 Key Livestock Wellness Management Practices Measure & monitor the overall wellness of your herd/flock/etc. safe and well.

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Farmers Weekly

AUGUST 8, 2023

Farmers Weekly Our shepherd moved on recently to pastures new. It’s always difficult losing good staff, but I am aware that we are just a rung on the ladder for shepherds to gain experience before progressing to something with more responsibility.

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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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Sustainable Food Trust

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Grasslands – and the grazing livestock they support – have been fundamentally important to Scotland’s people for millennia. Some of this is easily quantified: grazing livestock are, for example, an important source of employment in rural areas, providing vital economic opportunities in some of the country’s most fragile communities.

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