Supplemental Feeds and Forages
Livestock Producers have Options for Dealing with Forage Shortage
Supplemental Feed
- Drought May Facilitate Spread of Noxious Weeds (News Release May, 2021)
- Ammoniation of Low-Quality Roughages
- Feeding Straw (to sheep)
- Integrating Field Crops and Coproducts into Beef Cow Diets May Help Producers in Drought
- Supplementing Cattle on Drought-affected Pastures and Ranges
- Creep Feeding Calves
- Alternative Feeds for Ruminants
- Comparing Value of Feedstuffs
- Select Best Annual Forages During Drought (News Release April, 2021)
- Feed Cost Calculator (spreadsheet)
- Drought and Corn Price Volatility Impacts Summer Calf Grazing Outlook
Hay
Hay and Feed Resources
Drought May Facilitate Spread of Noxious Weeds (News Release May, 2021)
Producers Have Options for Managing Drought-affected Alfalfa (News Release June, 2021)
Crops & Crop Residues
- Sunflower Silage May Be an Option for Drought-stressed Sunflower Crop
- Irrigated Sunflowers
- Drought-damaged Corn can be Used for Silage
- Grazing and Feeding Restrictions
- Alternative Crops During a Drought
- Harvest Drought-stressed Small Grains as Forage- News release June 2021
Annual Forages
- Select Best Annual Forages During Drought
- Forage Options: Warm-season Grasses
- Annual Cover Crop Options for Grazing and Haying in the Northern Plains
- Warm-season Annuals May Be Forage Option News release June 2018
