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Extended Grazing

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"Methods to extend the grazing season, including stockpiled perennial forages, use of annual forages, crop residues, and bales left in the field, have considerable economic and environmental benefits over traditional winter-feeding systems."

McDonald's Global Beef Sustainability Report 

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"McDonald's aims to make a positive difference in the lives of farmers and our planet by advancing more sustainable beef production. And we're making progress."

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Persistence pays when it comes to forage breeding

"Research on the Record with Reynold Bergen"

Seeking plants with polyculture potential

"Choose your species wisely to avoid unintended results."

Don't call it 'cover,' call it 'feed'

"How sacrificing some silage yield can gain another six to 10 tons of forage per acre."

Reducing Nitrate Concerns When Grazing Cover Crops

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"Growers need to consider that many of these species have the potential to accumulate high levels of nitrates. The specific level at which nitrates become risky to cattle is unknown; however, with careful grazing, haying, and livestock management the potential for livestock losses can be reduced."

The Benefits of Including Forages in Your Crop Rotation

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"Forages can be a simple answer to soil erosion and decline in organic matter and fertility, a problem caused by modern cultivation and fallowing practices on much of the farmland in western Canada. Forages can also help you reduce nitrogen fertilizer costs and the energy costs associated with applying nutrients."

Cocktail Cover Crops: This Ain’t Your Grandad’s Grazing System

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"Innovative producers, especially younger ones, are looking to cover crop cocktail mixes to build soil health and get more production per acre."

Farmers Report Yield Jump Following a

Cover Crop

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"Insight from 2,020 farmers from across the country reflected enthusiasm for cover crops and — for the fourth year in a row — found a yield boost in corn and soybeans following cover crops."

Novel Forages a Big Part of Extended Grazing

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"A field day at the end of August with 180+ participants, many driving more than four hours to get there is uncommon."

Wintering calves, integrating crop/grazing can boost returns.

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"[...] it's your best shot to get full value for your forage resources. It would be easier for you, more money for you and the state. And a bonus: it could be better for the land and environment."

Protect your profits from flea beetles

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"Insect Management: In a warm dry summer growing season, flea beetles could have a chance to thrive."

Let cattle do the seeding

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"Cattle can be managed to produce calves, beef and milk, but can they also be put to work re-seeding pastures?"

Copper deficiency a problem when sulfates are high

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"Cattle that drink water with high sulfate levels can get polioencephalomalacia, a nervous disease characterized by blindness, difficulty walking and seizures, but lower levels of sulfates can cause less obvious problems."

Forage Blends Union Forage

Annual forage blends with brassicas... really shine!

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"Cattlemen are finding forages designed for late season harvest can really pay off, with or without summer harvest."

Bale Grazing Gives Big Paybacks, Grows More Grass for Canada Ranch

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"Bale grazing allows us to do the most we can with what we've got."

First-of-kind Study Suggests Cover Crop Mixtures Increase Agro-ecosystem services

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"Planting a multi-species mixture of cover crops — rather than a cover crop monoculture — between cash crops, provides increased agroecosystem services, or multifunctionality, according to researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences."

A Climate Change Solution Beneath Our Feet

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"There's too much carbon in the atmosphere and not enough in the ground where it's useful. Healthy soil can help flip the picture."

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