Pasture management is always important, but it is especially important following a drought.
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Post-drought pasture management called vital
Knowing how perennial plants function can help producers make better management decisions, especially following a drought
Grazing grassland too early makes drought hit worse
Grazing cattle too early and too hard cuts at the root biomass that will help your pasture stay productive during drought
Grazing too early and too hard cuts at how much energy pasture plants can put into the roots, which help them weather drought.
Pasture plant development called key to ideal turnout time
A livestock expert from North Dakota State University says forage yields can take a hit if grazing starts too early in the spring
One of the most important decisions a producer can make is when to start grazing, and plant development should be top of mind when deciding, according to a North Dakota grazing specialist.
Saskatchewan changes grazing lease formula
Grazing lease rates will now be based on an average of prices from previous fall runs rather than just from a single year
Saskatchewan has changed how it calculates crown land grazing lease rates, effective this year.
Grain farmer sees benefits of integrating cattle
Leveraging the land’s unique assets pays off for one producer’s mixed grain and beef operation
One Saskatchewan producer says integrating cattle into his grain operation has been a game changer.
New docuseries highlights cattle’s climate role
A new documentary from the U.S. compares adaptive multi-paddock grazing to what producers have done in the past
Glacier FarmMedia – A new docuseries out of the United States examines adaptive multi-paddock grazing versus conventional grazing. Peter Byck, a documentarian and professor at Arizona State University, talked about the docuseries Roots So Deep (you can see the devil down there) at the last year’s Western Canada Conference on Soil Health and Grazing. The […] Read more
Corn intercrops can work
Glacier FarmMedia – Intercropping can have significant benefits for extended grazing cattle on shoulder seasons, says Emma McGeough, associate professor in the department of animal sciences at the University of Manitoba. She and her research team of graduate students have been working for the last number of years on the intercropping of corn for fall […] Read more
Upcoming conference to discuss soil, grazing
Using a full systems approach is helpful to pasture management because it looks at the environment and economics
This year’s Western Canadian Conference on Soil Health and Grazing takes place Dec. 10-12 in Edmonton. It’s theme: A path to resilience, healthy soil, plants, economics and people. As of late October, conference registration was 80 per cent sold. “We’ve seen a transition over the years. It’s partly like an evolution, I guess, through the […] Read more
Beef sector learned feed lessons during drought
Sask. livestock specialist says it’s critical for producers to know what they have when feed supplies and quality are lower
LANGHAM, Sask. — Prairie beef farmers were forced to find new feed sources, learn new processes and make difficult decisions in managing their feed inventories in the past few years. They struggled through three intensive years of drought — in many cases after experiencing several dry years. Rain arrived this year. “Early spring rains created […] Read more
Perennial, annual grazing mixes go head to head
A recent study at the U of S compares production, animal performance and sustainability metrics across grazing mixes
Producers looking to reseed drought-thrashed forage stands might want to check results from a recent University of Saskatchewan study that compared the performance of forage and annual blends under a planned grazing system. Study co-author Jourdyn Sammons presented results during an Ag in Motion rotational grazing lunch and learn July 17, hosted by the Canadian […] Read more
