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Livestock fencing systems for pasture management, Part 3

November 12, 2012

Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of three articles. Part 1 can be found in the Issue 8, 2011 Progressive Forage Grower, or click here to read Part 1. Part 2 can be found in the Issue 4, 2012 Progressive Forage Grower, or click here to read Part 2.

Electric fencing is the fastest and most economical way to contain livestock.

Electric fencing is more cost-effective, easier to install and repair, and requires fewer posts in the fence than barbed wire fencing.

Stand loss: Mistakes or experience?

November 12, 2012

Yoana Newman

Reports of pasture or hay stand losses or decline seem to be on the rise. Are you wondering if you are making management mistakes or experiencing a new pest?

Managing for forage quality: A key to forage profitability

September 28, 2012

Yoana Newman

In a grazing system, the practical measurement of forage quality is animal performance.

Dairy grazing: Selecting the right forage

August 14, 2012

Robert Kallenbach

Forages are the foundation of a successful pasture-based dairy. So when forage yield or quality drops, so does milk production.

Successful forage systems consider more than annual forage yield or milk production per acre. They also consider plant persistence, long-term sustainability, cost per unit of milk produced and, ultimately, profitability.

Drought pasture management: During and after

July 11, 2012

Doo-Hong Min

Droughts are an act of Mother Nature and cannot be controlled. However, proper management can help maintain pasture land during a period of drought:

Managing for season-long forage production

June 27, 2012

Greg Cuomo

A survey of beef producers revealed that producers who grazed cattle longer had lower costs of production compared to producers who fed more harvested forages.

Cycling and loss of nutrients in pasture

May 14, 2012

Michael Russelle

Pastures are fundamentally different than croplands. When cropland is harvested, large amounts of plant nutrients are removed, so relatively large rates of nutrients are often needed.

A closer look at high-density, short-duration grazing

May 14, 2012

Victor R. Shelton

You don’t have to pick up too many livestock magazines to know there is a lot of talk about high-density, short-duration grazing … better known as “mob” grazing.

On Arkansas cattle farms, a river runs through it

April 17, 2012

It’s not uncommon for Arkansas cattle farms to have streams and rivulets bisecting pastures. Unfortunately, so is streambank erosion, said Dirk Philipp, assistant professor-forages for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.

Livestock fencing systems for pasture management, Part 2

March 30, 2012

Rocky Lemus and Jimmy Parish

Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of three articles. Part 1 can be found in the Issue 8, 2011 Progressive Forage Grower, or click here to read Part 1. Part 3 can be found in the Issue 9, 2012 Progressive Forage Grower, or click here to read Part 3.

Types of fencing
There are two types of fencing systems: fixed or portable (flexible). Both systems have advantages and disadvantages (Table 1).

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Livestock fencing systems for pasture management, Part 3

Stand loss: Mistakes or experience?

Managing for forage quality: A key to forage profitability

Dairy grazing: Selecting the right forage

Drought pasture management: During and after

Managing for season-long forage production

Cycling and loss of nutrients in pasture

A closer look at high-density, short-duration grazing

On Arkansas cattle farms, a river runs through it

Livestock fencing systems for pasture management, Part 2

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