Allowing dairy cows to graze on fresh grass in open pastures for a significant proportion of the year seems more natural and sustainable. And there are proven advantages for the environment: stable ...

Sheep don’t graze like cattle — and that difference could be a major advantage. Kansas State University veterinarians Brad White and Todd Gunderson along with beef cattle nutritionist, Phillip ...

HASTINGS, Iowa — Jon Bakehouse spent several years introducing multiple forage species into his pasture. “We had the usual grasses, but we added things like grazing alfalfa,” he said. “We were seeing ...

The study covered a few years of multispecies pasture establishment, with the mix typically includes ryegrasses, clovers and herbs such as chicory, plantain, as well as other species such as turnips.

The rank order of competitive effects ('pecking order') was studied for four species collected as seeds from each of three different-aged pastures. Based on all pairwise comparisons of performance in ...

Don Driscoll receives funding from the ARC Center of Excellence for Environmental Decisions and the National Environmental Research Program Environmental Decisions Hub. Jane Catford receives funding ...

Texas confirms invasive pasture mealybug in 20 counties. Producers urged to inspect grazing lands and report suspicious symptoms.