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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New SARE Factsheet Offers Ideas on Alternative Dairy Forage Systems

Dairy farmers who are considering their options for increasing flexibility in their forage production systems may want to review a new SARE factsheet, Alternative Continuous-Cover Dairy Forage System for Profitability, Flexibility and Soil Health. In a SARE-funded study in New York, a cooperative team of farmers, researchers and consultants addressed these constraints in dairy farm […]

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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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Tips for Grazing Legume Hayfields to Provide Emergency Forage to Livestock

As the current dry conditions continue  in southern Wisconsin, many farmers are faced not only with the decision of how to feed their grazing livestock, but also whether it is economically viable to harvest alfalfa- or clover-grass hayfields that have had limited growth in recent weeks, but are maturing and losing quality. One answer may […]

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