Cover crops can provide good grazing material for farmers with both row crops and cattle. Many farmers have diversified operations with both row crop production and livestock. Integrating those ...

Eating leftovers is a way for people to save money while still getting nutritious food. For beef producers, one way to extend the grazing days is to turn cattle out on crop fields after harvest, ...

Cattle turned out to graze various kinds of crop residue fields are a common sight when travelling around the northeastern corner of Colorado these days, a testament to the benefit of grazing for both ...

Aside from a late October and a late December snow storm, much of Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin and eastern portions of North Dakota and South Dakota have enjoyed a mostly snow-free winter thus far. The ...

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 ...

SALMON, Idaho — Grazing cover crops after grain is harvested in the same field can pay off even where the growing season is short, according to University of Idaho researchers. A UI Extension trial ...

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 ...

According to Water Education Colorado, beef cattle are the top agricultural commodity in our state, with nearly 2 million of those cattle and calves residing in Eastern Colorado. Simultaneously, ...

The Hadrick Family raises a glass for a heartfelt toast, giving thanks for their cattle and the grasslands that sustain them. With commodity prices under pressure and input costs on the rise, many row ...

Daniel Bonacker walks through his herd of South Poll and Charolais cattle after removing a single-wire electric fence to give them a new 30-foot strip of milo to graze Nov. 3 at Big River Grain and ...

Many farmers have diversified operations with both row crop production and livestock. Integrating those aspects of the farm can be mutually beneficial, as cattle can graze cover crops and crop residue ...