Corn Stalk Grazing Calculator

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This calculator allows users to consider corn yield as criteria for calculating the worth of cornstalks using formulas from the article “A Review of Corn Stalk Grazing on Animal Performance and Crop Yield” that is found in the 2004 Nebraska …

Salvaging Wheat as Hay

 

Wheat growers worry about poor grain yields. Thin stands, dry soils, uneven maturity, and various pests have lowered yield expectations in many fields.

If stands are thin, maybe wheat hay is a better alternative. Because wheat usually yields over two …

Grazing of Oat Pastures

 

Oat pastures have increase in popularity in recent years as one way to reduce problems from drought. Oat pastures can be long lasting and productive, but also disappointing at times. While we don’t know all we need to know, here …

Ragweed in Pastures

For the past couple of years, ragweed growth has exploded in pastures. This has happened because of the timely spring rains that encouraged germination and seedling growth followed by sunny dry falls that helped seed development.

There are two types …