Monitoring helps determine how much forage has been consumed.

Turning livestock out on grass too early can have long-term impacts on grasslands.

The USDA is allowing producers to graze, hay or cut cover crops on prevented-planting acres beginning Sept. 1.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will allow producers to graze, hay or cut cover crops on prevented-planting acres beginning Sept. 1.

Lardy has been acting director of the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station and interim director of NDSU Extension.