BROOKINGS, S.D. -- Producers looking for ways to reduce feed costs might consider grazing corn stalks, says Julie Walker, South Dakota State University Extension Service beef specialist and associate ...

Feeding cattle can be a labor intensive process, and research at Central Grasslands Research Extension Center in Streeter, North Dakota, provides some guidance on practices that can ease the time ...

Grazing drought-dried corn and cornstalks offers cattle inexpensive, nutritious forage, say two University of Missouri Extension specialists. Many corn and livestock growers turned to longtime MU ...

Generally, cattle prefer grazing corn leaves and husk, which usually are lower in nitrate than the lower one-third of plant stalks. So, resist the temptation to force the livestock to consume higher ...

In most years you probably should start grazing stalks as soon as possible. The nutrient value of stalks declines the longer they are exposed to weathering. Grazing stalks right away will put more ...

Corn harvest is basically over and cows are starting to graze the stalks. How should this grazing be managed to get the most out of the corn stalks? Grazing corn stalks during winter has many benefits ...

Snow has covered a lot of winter pasture acres for quite a few days already this winter. How has it affected your winter grazing? The heavy snow two weeks ago can affect the ability of your cattle to ...

Winter swath grazing loses feed quality but strategic supplementation helps pregnant cows maintain body condition.

LOOMIS — Using cattle to graze downed corn from fields damaged by high winds in mid-October would seem to be an obvious solution. However, it’s not that simple for farmers and cattle feeders who must ...

LA PORTE CITY, Iowa --- Corn plants are almost gone, but fields aren't empty. The latest U.S. Department of Agriculture Crops and Weather Report said less than 7 percent of corn and very few soybeans ...