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Alfalfa, Beef, Cow Calf, Hay Range Pasture, Lacey Vilhauer

Consider grazing-friendly alfalfa varieties for pastures 

Researchers at Iowa State University are studying three grazing-friendly alfalfa varieties that can be interseeded with grass for pastures. Read More

Consider frost-seeding legumes now to improve pasture health. Grass grazed below ankle height, as indicated by this shoe, can deplete pastures of nutrients and encourage weed growth. (Photo by Terry Halleran, University of Missouri Extension field agronomist.)
Alfalfa, Crops, Forage Crops, Other Crops, Soil Health

Frost-seeding legumes can pay dividends

Broadcast legumes when there is snow or frost on the ground to improve pasture quality and profits. (Photo by Linda Geist)
Crops, Forage Crops, Hay Range Pasture, Land

Frost seeding legumes improves pastures several ways



Jeff Whitworth, associate professor of entomology at Kansas State University, discusses the insects that have been the most prevalent in wheat and sorghum the last few years. (Journal photo by Lacey Vilhauer.)

Nasty insects in wheat and sorghum

Fescue foot reported in Missouri cattle

As temperatures drop, watch for fescue foot

Grazing fescue requires close monitoring

Legumes offer multiple benefits for nutrient availability, forage quality

Conditions ripe for ergot this year

Extension offers perspective on buying and selling hay

  • By Eldon Cole, University of Missouri Extension

MU research: Sunn hemp benefits rotational grazing systems