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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.”
Shade translates into savings and pounds
We know summer is hot, but shade can mitigate some of the stress for your livestock caused by the extreme heat.
Follow the clues to better forage quality
Forage quality is key to providing the nutrients grazing livestock need. Three factors impact forage quality: plant species, plant maturity, and plant part.
Prevent damage from alfalfa weevil
The alfalfa weevil is small, but their damage could reduce yields by 10 to 15% and decrease forage quality.
When to act (or not act) on aphids
The presence of aphids, small (1/16 to 3/16 inch) insects, in alfalfa fields is not necessarily justification to act. Aphids can often be kept in check by beneficial insects such as lady beetles.
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.
Fescue: The good, bad, and ugly
Tall fescue, though it is not native to this country, is found in a majority of pastures in the U.S. There’s a good, bad, and downright ugly side to fescue.