“Producers looking for ways to decrease feed costs during winter months should utilize corn stalks as a grazing resource for mid-gestation cows,” Grussing said. “The combination of dropped ears, grain ...

Feeding cattle can be a labor intensive process, and research at Central Grasslands Research Extension Center in Streeter, North Dakota, provides some guidance on practices that can ease the time ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- Producers looking for ways to reduce feed costs might consider grazing corn stalks, says Julie Walker, South Dakota State University Extension Service beef specialist and associate ...

Grazing drought-dried corn and cornstalks offers cattle inexpensive, nutritious forage, say two University of Missouri Extension specialists. Many corn and livestock growers turned to longtime MU ...

Generally, cattle prefer grazing corn leaves and husk, which usually are lower in nitrate than the lower one-third of plant stalks. So, resist the temptation to force the livestock to consume higher ...

Corn may soon be dry enough to combine in many areas. Especially for high moisture corn used in feedlots. Maybe it would be wise to harvest some corn early to have some stalks ready for grazing. Most ...

Many crop producers have concerns that cattle trampling could negatively affect soil physical properties and subsequent crop yields. However, research conducted at UNL has shown that grazing corn ...

According to the University of Kentucky, each bushel of corn produced leaves about 50 pounds of…well, not corn. This stuff is generally called corn residue, and it includes the stalk, leaves, cob, and ...

CREAL SPRINGS — When Teresa Steckler looks at a harvested cornfield, she sees free cattle feed. “You’re missing a golden opportunity if it’s available and you don’t use it,” said the University of ...

Using cornstalk residues are an economical way to provide relatively high-quality feed to beef cattle during the fall and winter months. Cattle receive nutrients from grain left in the fields as well ...

Many posts and porch pillars are clad nowadays in a bundle of cornstalks possibly a tie and some decorative corn and a pumpkin or two. Farmers are seen with their large corn pickers bringing in the ...

Now that corn harvest is winding down and farmers are turning their cattle out to graze on the corn stalks, new research from the University of Nebraska confirms that feeding or grazing genetically ...