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Drought’s impact on soil testing
Dry soils can affect soil test results causing inaccurate results and inaccurate fertility application. When possible, wait for rain before taking those samples.
Yes, there is a perfect pile of manure
There’s a lot you can learn from a cow pie. The shape and consistency of the manure pile is an indicator of the cow’s nutritional intake and conversion. What is your pile telling you?
Healthy soils limit pasture weeds
One way to control pasture weeds is to ensure they never have the opportunity to grow.
Restoring prairie in ‘the prairie state’
It’s nearly impossible to find prairie in “The Prairie State.”
Managing broomsedge in pastures
In spring, forages need time to reawaken from winter before they are grazed. Spring is a good time to evaluate your pasture and hay fields for weeds.
Don’t follow alfalfa with alfalfa
Alfalfa plants don’t play nice with each other. That’s why we don’t follow alfalfa with alfalfa. A mature alfalfa plants excretes a chemical that inhibits the germination and growth of a newly-seeded alfalfa. That’s called alfalfa autotoxicity.
Why care about regenerative grazing?
No longer is it enough to sustain or maintain; we have to repair, rebuild, and regenerate our land to thrive in agriculture.
Add soil fertility to your pasture management kit
There are many ways to determine forage and soil health, and soil fertility is a great tool in our management kit. Collecting information from a soil test, yield, and general observations can put you on the right track to productive fields.