Breakdowns of old equipment are among the struggles in planting season when the main focus of the operation is cattle. A few cows are still calving at the Schlecht farm in early June, when planting ...

It's 7:30 am and the sun is finally warming up a chilly September fog. Just west of Sprague, Washington, a wide pasture is empty, except for a white pickup truck snaking its way across the dead grass.

The conditions are about right for putting cattle out on wheat pasture, especially with the rain many parts of the Plains recently received. Getting back to the basics of cattle management on wheat is ...

There are several ways to minimize the risk of bloat when cattle graze legume pastures, such as timing of grazing, paying attention to plant maturity, moisture, and weather. Choose a dry day and wait ...

Wheat planting is now on the mind for many growers and for some farmers and ranchers, that also leads to cattle on wheat pasture. According to Marty New, Oklahoma State University Extension southwest ...

Some of our pastures simply haven’t had much rain. In those cases, it’s time to face reality. It’s dry, chances of significant rain are slim, and even if it does rain you still will be short of ...

Few agribusinesses or governments regulate the types of plants that farmers use in their pastures to feed their livestock, according to an international team of researchers that includes one plant ...

In the northern Red River Valley, near Cummings, N.D., Wayne and Becca Baumbach and their two young daughters have been ...

Despite recent heavy rainfall, warmer, drier conditions are on the way, and this means it is time for ranchers to prepare their pastures, said David Fernandez, Ph.D. Fernandez is an Extension ...