While many cattle producers have seasons of experience telling them how many cattle a tract of land can hold during the grazing months, it could still prove to be of benefit to have a reminder of how to determine how many animals the land can support, i.e., determine a proper stocking rate.

Stocking rate and fertilizer application are the two main factors that producers can control in terms of increasing forage production for grazing or hay.

In the second of three podcasts, David and Carrie visit with more guests at the NCBA Cattle Industry Convention in New Orleans.

Raising cattle is a romanticized industry. As entertaining as shows such as Yellowstone can be, beef production remains a business that depends on sustainable management of natural, monetary and human resources.

The forage produced in pastures changes yearly due to rainfall and temperature fluctuations. Changes in forage production need to be adjusted to match the herd size with the amount of forage produced to avoid pasture under- or overgrazing.