Encouraging animals to disperse and utilize the full range can be a pain this time of year, but necessary for the health of the range plants. 

Herd rebuilding or expansion must start with enabling grazing land to support the additional animals over the long term.

Using cattle to graze standing forage can significantly reduce feed costs and aid in decreasing the cost of production.

Nebraska producers Brock and Heidi Terrell and University of Nebraska – Lincoln (UNL) extension educator Mary Drewnoski helped address whether strip grazing is worth the additional time and labor when utilizing cover crops in the fall season.

Traditional annuals and more exotic cocktail cover-crop mixtures can make great forage for cattle on a temporary basis, but over the long haul, a good stand of perennial pasture can be the best choice.

Soil health is our objective. If it isn’t, it dang sure should be. Always.

Silvopasture is a practice that integrates livestock, forage production and forestry on the same land management unit. It has the potential to be a great fit for producers looking to up their grazing game and add a revenue stream.

Determining how much pasture is needed for summer grazing can be difficult. There are many factors that affect pasture productivity including last growing season’s conditions.