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Photo courtesy of Kamathy Schuppe.

Alfalfa growers wait for markets to adjust

  • February 28, 2025
  • By David Murray
Cattle on pasture. (Adobe Stock │ #112955460 - Nazzu)

Timing, flexibility key to grazing tall fescue spring flush

  • February 26, 2025
  • By Linda Geist │ University of Missouri Extension
John Deere has expanded its weave automation for balers. (Courtesy photo.)

Deere adds to its round baling innovation

  • February 15, 2025
  • By HPJ staff
Round hay bales

Understanding a hay test

  • February 15, 2025
  • By Ben Beckman
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.)

Frost-seeding legumes can pay dividends

  • February 15, 2025
  • By HPJ staff
Figure 3. Comparison of plant residue amount with ability to capture snowfall moisture.

Winter Pasture Report: What’s your plan for spring?

  • January 30, 2025
  • By Kaylee Wheeler │ SDSU Extension
Broadcast legumes when there is snow or frost on the ground to improve pasture quality and profits. (Photo by Linda Geist)

Frost seeding legumes improves pastures several ways

  • January 24, 2025
  • By Linda Geist │ University of Missouri Extension
Cattle from the Gardiner Angus Ranch have benefited from rangeland improvement that has also improved habitat for the lesser prairie-chicken on this 20,000-acre tract south of Ashland, Kansas. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)

78th annual Society for Range Management meeting set for Feb. 9 to 13

  • January 10, 2025
  • By HPJ staff
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