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Silvopasture: Growing Quality Trees & Livestock Together
What is Silvopasture? Silvopasture is a popular agroforestry and agriculture practice that involves collective management of trees, livestock, and forage to enhance the overall production of all three. Silvopasture can be set up either by planting trees in a current field or by planting forage in a previously existing stand of trees. Livestock grazing within […]
Livestock Health
In every stage of animal husbandry particularly in livestock breeding, the health of the animal is extremely important particularly when it comes to animal farming. Farmers are required to implement practices that promote the health of the livestock to be raised. To keep your animals healthy, they require regular checkups by expert veterinarians who must […]
When To Cut Alfalfa
https://www.agweb.com/farmjournal/article/when-to-cut-alfalfa/ When to Make First Spring Cut of Alfalfa and Mixed Alfalfa/Grass Producers must answer a couple of basic questions when deciding the time of the first spring cutting of alfalfa and mixed alfalfa and grass fields. What’s your hay harvesting schedule? What are your objectives for the harvested hay crop […]
Driving T Posts through Sedimentary Rock Layers
Test Yourself – See if You Know When Your Grasses Are Ready to Graze
From May of 2018, thanks for this article go to UNL Beefwatch and Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator, Beef Systems, at University of Nebraska Lincoln. You can always find great grazing related information by checking out the UNL Beefwatch newsletter. “We always turn out on May 15th.” Have you heard that before? Does a calendar […]
Teaching Livestock to Respect Electric Fences
Electric fencing is fine. It makes it possible to be more flexible and versatile with our management and I recommend it without reservation. As one of the ads by one of the companies that sell power fencing products states, it will maximize grazing and increase profits, and without question, that’s what all of us who use […]
Baling Hay
Designing a Cattle Farm Business
Cattle farming is a business that is filled with a lot of opportunities – from selling for local fair shows to beef and dairy. In order to start your own farm, you will need to acquire some start-up money, a plot of land, a business plan and learn how to design a cattle farm. While […]
Fear of Bloat Costs More Money Than Actual Cases of Bloat
High protein forage can increase rates of gain, benefit soil Respect it, but don’t fear it. That’s the message from cattle producers and beef specialists alike who through years of experience and research appreciate the value of grazing cattle on pure or percentage stands of alfalfa. Properly managed alfalfa makes good pasture with several added […]