Browsing: pasture

Analysts continue to sort through the impacts of the latest USDA Cattle on Feed report, released in August. Texas A&M…

COLUMBIA, Mo. — “It’s not a good situation” for agriculture in the southern two-thirds of Missouri, where scant rainfall and…

Much of the Midwest experienced drought-like conditions over most of the summer, putting pasture ground at risk.Recent rains have helped…

Editor’s note: The following was written by Laura Edwards, South Dakota State University Extension state climatologist, for the university’s website…

WEST PLAINS, Mo. — University of Missouri Extension agronomists in south central, southwestern and northwestern Missouri have reported sightings of…

COLUMBIA, Mo. — With dry weather and short pastures, cow-herd owners face tough culling decisions. One way to match cows’…

Editor’s note: The following was written by Sara Bauder, South Dakota State University Extension forage field specialist, David Karki and…

GALENA, Mo. — Thistles have taken advantage of grass stands weakened by drought, and many southwestern Missouri fields now have…

BOONVILLE, Mo. — Forage producers searching for options amid sustained drought should consider emergency forages, says Todd Lorenz, University of…

Widespread drought conditions have stressed summer forages, limiting and in many places stopping growth in pastures and hayfields. Livestock producers…