Beef Forage Crops Systems

Annual and double cropped forages (cover crops)

• Windrow Grazing Annual Forages to Extend the Grazing Season (September 2020)
• Utilizing Summer Annuals (August 2020)
• Fermenting for Forages: Small Grain Silage (June 2020)
• Considerations for Temporary Fence Around Cropland (November 2019)
• Harvesting Prevent-Plant Sudans and Sorghums (September 2019)
• Annual Forage Options for July or August Planting (June 2019)
• Windrow Grazing: An Alternative to Feeding Hay in the Fall and Winter (September 2018)
• Mixed Seeding of Winter and Non-winter Hardy Annual Forages (August 2018)
• Precipitation Risk Management for Annual Forages (June 2018)
• Using Annual Forages as Part of the Feed Resource for the Ranch – A Producer's Perspective (April 2018)
• Capturing Value in Cropping Systems Using Cattle (April 2018)
• Utilizing Annual Forages as part of a Diversified Production System – A Producer's Perspective (March 2018)
• Frosted Sorghums: To Graze or Not to Graze? (October 2017)
• Annual forage Insurance Plan Changes (July 2017)
• Getting the Most Out of Oat Pasture (May 2017)
• Annual Forages and Windrow Grazing as an Alternative to Cash Grain Crops (April 2017)
• Spring Planted Forage Cocktails for Beef Cattle (March 2017)
• Growing and Grazing Annual Forages (March 2017)
• Need Spring Pasture? Try Oats (March 2017)
• Planting Guidelines for Annual Forages (February 2017)
• Is Nitrogen Fixation Oversold with Legume Cover Crops? (January 2017)
• Nutrient Value of Annual Forages Left Standing Through the Winter (December 2016)
• Nitrate Nitrogen (NO3-N) or Nitrate (NO3-) – Know the Difference! (November 2016)
• The Challenge of Nitrates in Cover Crop Forages (September 2016)
• Before Grazing or Harvesting, Check Nitrate Levels in Annual Forages and Cover Crops (August 2016)
• Oats for Fall Pasture or Hay (August 2016)
• Winter Small Grains or Spring Small Grains - Which Should I Plant? (July 2016)
• Silage for Beef Cattle Conference Videos (July 2016)
• Annual Forages following Irrigated Winter Wheat in Western Nebraska (June 2016)
• Planting Cover Crops for Forage in August After Wheat (May 2016)
• Grazing Winter Small Grains (April 2016)
• Herbicide Options for Planting Forage Cover Crops Following Corn and Soybean (CropWatch - March 2016)
• Annual Forage Systems for Grazing (March 2016)
• Planning Annual Forage Systems (March 2016)
• What Can We Expect from Forage Cover Crops? (January 2016)
• Cover Crop or Forage Crop…You Decide (November 2015)
• Rental Agreements for Cover Crop Grazing, Cornhusker Economics (November 2015)
• Double-cropped cool-season annuals (cover crops) for late fall and early spring forage (October 2015)
• Effects of a Freeze on Forages (October 2015)
• Annual Forage Insurance Plan Available (October 2015)
• Cover Crop Forages: The Nitrate Dilemma (September 2015)
• Spring Annuals Planted in the Middle of the Summer can be Excellent Fall Forage (August 2015)
• Windrow Grazing Annual Forages in the Growing Season to Increase Harvest Efficiency and Productivity (May 2015)
• Row Crop Herbicides Can Limit the Use of Row-crop Ground for Forage Production (January 2015)
• Cover Crops, Hail, and Nitrates (September 2014)
• Establishing Cover Crops as Annual Forages in Hail-damaged Crop Fields (August 2014)
• High quality feed at a good price: Oats and Turnips for fall grazing (July 2014)
• Management Considerations When Grazing Turnips with Cattle (October 2013)
• Cover Crops Following Weather-damaged Bean and Corn Harvests (March 2012)
• Seeding forages into Wheat Stubble (July 2007)

Crop residues

• Late Summer Calving Cows and Cornstalks – A Producer's Perspective (August 2018)
• Down Corn: Problem or Opportunity for Cattle Producers? (November 2017)
• Estimating Bushels of Corn on the Ground by Counting Ears Prior to Grazing with Cattle (October 2017)
• Online Crop Residue Exchange Links Growers and Grazers (September 2017)
• Keys for Corn Stalk Grazing (October 2016)
• Grazing Cornstalks - Do you have a rental agreement? (October 2016)
• How Much Can Selective Harvest Improve the Feed Value of Baled Corn Stover for Cattle? (November 2015)
• Salvaging Leftover Pumpkins for Beef Cattle (September 2015)
• Low Cost Option for Growing Calves: Corn Residue Grazing with Distiller Supplementation (September 2015)
• Grain Sorghum Residue for Beef Cattle (February 2015)
• Fall Calving Cows and Crop Residue – An Opportunity to Add an Enterprise? (Feb 2015 )
• Profit Tip: Cornstalk Grazing Can Reduce Feed Costs (February 2015)
• Grazing Corn Residue with Beef Cattle (October 2014)
• Do Cows Need Protein Supplements on Corn Stalks? (November 2013)
• Grazing Corn Stalk Residue (September 2013)
• Renting Crop Residue for Grazing: A Checklist for first-time renters (September 2012)
• Graze Drought Stressed Cornstalks CAREFULLY (September 2012)
• How Many Days Can A Beef Cow Graze An Acre of Corn Stalk Residue? (October 2007)

Silage production

• Making Silage from Late Season Hail-Damaged Corn (August 2018)
• Is That Corn Worth More as Silage or Grain? (August 2017)
• Is Corn Silage a Forage? (October 2016)
• Storm-Damaged Corn: Tips for Testing and Feeding (October 2013)
• Evaluating the Value of Corn Silage in Nebraska under Current Conditions (August 2013)
• Making Small Grain Sliage (April 2013)
• Testing Forages and Feeds - Sampling Silage in a Bunker (September 2012)