A long-term (10-Year) integrated crop and beef cattle investigation at the Dickinson Research Extension Center focusing on the interrelations of crop production, soil health, and beef cattle production.
Establishing the correct stocking rate is critical in optimizing forage performance and maintaining animal performance while ensuring the sustained health and production of the grassland resources.
One of the most important grazing management decisions land managers make is selecting a start date for grazing tam pasture and native range. Monitoring grazing readiness ensures that grazing starts at the proper time, when plants are…
Livestock producers and land owners have asked for a simple and fair method to determine pasture rental rates. This tends to be a difficult question to answer as prices can vary from region to region due to market demand and supply.…
An ecological site is a distinctive kind of land with specific soil and physical characteristics that differ from other kinds of land in its ability to produce a distinctive kind and amount of vegetation and its ability to respond…
Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is considered one of the most contagious animal diseases. It is a viral disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals, including cattle, pigs, sheep, and goats. FMD poses significant economic threats to the US…
The objective of this study was to determine if patch burning can increase mineral concentration of forage in rangeland pastures. Forage calcium, phosphorus, copper and zinc concentration was greater in burned areas than in unburned areas…