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Managing Dry Pastures

Managing Dry Pastures
Growing conditions are all over the map this year with some Alberta cattle producers dealing with too much rain and some with too little. Andrea Hanson, beef extension specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, says for those producers coping with summer pasture that is going backwards quickly, there are ways to manage what forage they have left.
 
Interview with Andrea Hanson (3:37 minutes) (1.65 Mb)
Source : Agriculture and Forestry

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Episode 83: Improve Your Bottom Line with the Power of Feed Testing

Video: Episode 83: Improve Your Bottom Line with the Power of Feed Testing

Now that cattle feed has been—or is being—harvested, it’s a good time to start thinking about testing it. While a visual check can help you spot the difference between good and poor-quality feed, it won’t tell you much about energy or protein levels. Only a feed test can give you that information. In this episode, we’ll talk about why feed testing matters, how to do it properly, and how to make sense of the lab results.