Greenhouse Gases and Environmental Impacts of the Livestock Industry
The livestock sector is not only contributing to global warming, it is suffering from it as well, writes Chris Harris, Senior Editor, TheCattleSite.

Some Pasture Management Do's and Don'ts
By Rory Lewandowski, Extension Educator, Athens County and published in the Ohio State University Extension Beef Team Newsletter, Issue #590. To this point, (end of May) the 2008 growing season has been good for the cool season forages that make up...

Attention to Detail Vital in Turning Grass into Profit
By the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute. Although the autumn and winter period have seen milk prices improve on the back of a buoyant world market, the first few months of 2008 have seen concentrate and fertiliser prices also increase substantially....

Potential Problems for Livestock Producers to Consider in 2007
By Dr. Mike Murphy, Toxicologist College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota. The dual effect of drought and hail in 2007 have left many producers wondering what toxins may impact their crops.

Managing Livestock Grazing Distribution
By Eric M. Mousel, Range Livestock Production Specialist. College of Agricultural and Biological Scienses - USDA. South Dakota State University Cooperative Extension Service.

Nitrogen Fertilization Strategies for Annual Ryegrass Pastures
By Robert Kallenbach, State Forage Specialist, Matt Massie and Richard Crawford, Southwest Research Center, Mt. Vernon. University of Missouri Extension. Livestock operations as far north as southern Iowa are planting annual ryegrass pastures as an alternative...

Controlling Intake of Pasture Supplements to Grazing Cattle
By Wendy Flatt, Livestock Specialist, University Of Missouri Extension. Ag Connection Newsletter, Volume 13. As many producers know, salt can be added to feed to limit supplemental feed intake of grazing cattle, but how much is the question?

Pasture Management Tips for August
By Leah Bond, K-State Research and Extension beef specialist. For cattle producers, August can be a time of transition.

Calculating Grazing and Forage Needs
By Grant Lastiwka, Forage program manager, ARECA/AF and published by Alberta Agriculture, food and rural development. Pasture seasons see some real challenges as beef producers strive to keep costs down by grazing longer.

It's Deja Vu . . . All Over Again!
By Stan Smith, PA, Fairfield County OSU Extension BEEF Team. In the words of old Yankee Hall of Famer number 8, Yogi Berra, it sure seems like deja vu all over again.

Grazing Management in Dry Times
By Jeff McCutcheon, Extension Educator, Knox County. OSU Extension BEEF Team. Graziers with whom I have the privilege to work are concerned.

Forage Focus: Grazing Livestock Affects Pasture Fertility
By Rory Lewandowski, Extension Educator, Athens County and published in BEEF Cattle newsletter by Ohio State University Extension . At the February Ohio Forage and Grasslands Council annual conference, Dr. Dave Barker, an Ohio State University forage...

Improve Pasture Use Through Rotational Grazing
By Gary Bates, Professor Plant Sciences and published by University of Tennessee in Beef Cattle Time, Volume 25, Number 2, Spring 2007.

Grazing Studies Yield Recipes To Beat Bluegrass, Slash Feedlot Expenses
By Canada's Agricultural Producers Addressing Environmental Issues, Meristem Life And Science, Beef Science. Two efforts supported by CAPAEI deliver unique strategies to benefit the land base and boost production success for both cow-calf producers and...

Forage Focus: Are Your Cows Mud Wrestlers?
By Vic Shelton, Grazing Specialist, NRCS and published in BEEF Cattle by Ohio State University Extension - Winter time often seems to create unique challenges with livestock and mud being one of the worst to deal with!