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Interested in Grazing Native Plants?

Grazing Native Plants in Iowa is a recent publication from the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University. The 16-page publication describes the relationships between grazing native plants and increasing wildlife diversity on Iowa landscapes. Included are profiles of six operations including graziers, land managers, and conservationists that documents actual experiences, economic and ecological outcomes from grazing native […]

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Watch for Pasture Weeds this Spring

According to Extension Weed Scientist, Dr. Mark Renz, although spring precipitation has alleviated some concern about a continued drought, we can expect some lingering effects in 2013 related to weed management.  Many pastures last summer were overgrazed, and only the weeds remained green until the late rains in September.  The combination of slow regrowth this […]

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Spring 2013 Pasture Management Tips: After the Drought

Wisconsin pastures will need extra TLC in 2013 to overcome the extremely dry and hot conditions that we experienced during the 2012 growing season. Plan to get out on your pastures early this spring to assess their condition, then review previous soil fertility, weed concerns, and grazing records to anticipate site specific issues as you […]

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Factsheets Available to Aid in Contract Grazing Agreements

A series of four factsheets is now available from the Iowa Beef Center to assist producers and land managers with developing contract grazing agreements. The series is from the Green Lands Blue Waters Coalition, including agency partners from  Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin within the Perennial Forages and Grazing workgroup. The factsheets cover the following topics:  The Basics of Contract […]

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2012 Drought Mitigation Options: Haying or Grazing CRP Land

UPDATE: Check out the updated spreadsheet from the Iowa Beef Center Drought Resources page to calculate the costs of using CRP forage (scroll down to Pricing & Financial Tools, then click on CRP Cost Calculator to determine forage cost when using emergency release of CRP ground (ISU). Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) enrolled acres may be a potential source of […]

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