Stored hay can be a livestock producer’s best insurance, says University of Missouri Extension plant science specialist Caleb O’Neal, who is also a cattle producer. It provides flexibility for ...

For Charlie and Jeremy Kootz, a father-son team farming near the Kannapolis Reservoir in Ellsworth County, cover crops are more than conservation. For them, it’s about building healthier soils, ...

The evidence is consistent: cropland grazing delivers measurable economic returns, proven soil health benefits, and growing ...

Many different varieties of forage can be used as cover crops. A cover crop can serve many different purposes, one of those ...

NRCS Soil Scientist Dan Nath digs around in a hole in Tony Rossman's field to demonstrate his cover crops' root levels. This idea isn't very attractive for a human, but according to Eric Mousel of the ...

Cattle graze cover crops at the University of Idaho’s Nancy M. Cummings Research, Extension and Education Center near Salmon. (Courtesy John Hall) SALMON, Idaho — Grazing cover crops after grain is ...

Auburn's Max Runge shares four considerations for famers considering using crop residue to custom grow cattle.

The University of Maryland Extension is hosting pasture walks this summer and fall. The events are designed for grazers, livestock owners and industry personnel, according to a community announcement.

Even though over crops can provide an excellent opportunity for livestock producers to extend the grazing season, it’s often difficult to achieve a grazeable cover crop in the fall on the same ground ...

As fields start to green up from last fall’s cover crops, cattle producers can’t wait to get cows out of calving yards and onto fresh grass. Cover crops can also provide feed for dairy replacement ...