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Summer grazing considerations for beef cattle

Taking stock of the quantity and quality of forage available on your pasture during early spring greenup will have a lasting impact on your herd’s health and the land’s long-term productivity.

April 8, 2024

Megan Van Emon

As temperatures start to rise and grass begins to green up and grow, considering the availability of forage in each pasture can help livestock producers make management decisions at turnout.

How much pasture do I need?

The previous year’s drought severity and grazing pressure is important to consider when developing a grazing plan for this year. Understanding how to set stocking rates will prevent further damage to pastures.

January 19, 2023

Ryan Benjamin

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.

Cow size on the rise: Monitor grazing and nutrition

February 24, 2021

Ron Scott

For nearly 60 years, carcass weights for finished cattle have been on a linear increase. As an industry, we have not practiced single-trait selection for cow size. However, we have unknowingly increased cow size by selecting for growth.

Developing a grazing management plan

May 22, 2020

Melinda Ellison and Nancy M. Cummings

As spring finally arrives, it’s time to start thinking about spring turnout and grazing management.

Not all cows are equal; some eat more

May 24, 2019

Jack Arterburn

On most ranches, average cow size has increased significantly over the past three decades as a result of genetic selection. These changes do not come without consequences to forage intake.

Using the Web Soil Survey to help determine pasture lease rates

March 25, 2019

Kathleen Painter

In this article, we will show you how to use an online database that provides forage yields and pasture stocking rates by soil types to estimate pasture lease rates.

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Summer grazing considerations for beef cattle

How much pasture do I need?

Cow size on the rise: Monitor grazing and nutrition

Developing a grazing management plan

Not all cows are equal; some eat more

Using the Web Soil Survey to help determine pasture lease rates

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