Good-quality forages are the foundation of the dairy feeding program.
Forages
Flooded hay needs to be salvaged fast because it can mold or catch on fire.
NDSU’s FeedList Web site brings together sellers and buyers of feedstuffs.
Corn needs to stay cool in storage.
Don’t wait until hay supplies run out to find other feeds.
An NDSU Extension specialist offers advice on using silage made from excessively wet corn.
NDSU research shows light test-weight corn can be used as cattle feed.
Corn residue can help cut winter feeding costs for beef cattle.
NDSU’s dairy specialist offers advice on making whole-plant corn silage.
Harvesting corn wet may be an option for producers who want to avoid high drying costs this year.
NDSU’s dairy specialist offers tips for making good corn silage.
Making earlage requires following good corn silage making principles.
This year's corn crop may be vulnerable to yield and quality loss.
Lack of maturity could cause corn harvesting and storage problems this year.
Harvesting corn at the proper moisture level and packing it properly are keys to good-quality corn silage.
Range monitoring helps producers provide abundant and nutritious forage for their livestock.
Plants can help signal overgrazing on rangeland.
Canola can be a feed source if producers follow some common-sense precautions when introducing it to their livestock.
Producers should test forage before feeding it to their livestock.
Producers may be able to use some weeds as feed for their cattle.
Harvesting light test weight barley as a forage crop may be a viable option this year.
Early weaning is an option for cattle producers in areas where drought has reduced forage production.
NDSU’s Central Grasslands Research Extension Center will help producers learn how to better monitor their rangeland.
Producers should have drought-stressed crops tested for nitrate before using them as forage for livestock.
A contact could help ensure that forage providers get paid for their product.
Farmers and ranchers who have forage for sale can list it on a NDSU database designed to help feed sellers and buyers connect.
NDSU’s rangeland specialist offers advice on grazing or haying range or pastureland following a wildfire.
Drought can create conditions for the development of grass tetany in livestock.
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