Russian thistle thrives in the dry climate of eastern Oregon and Washington and if left unchecked develops an extensive root system that competes with wheat for water and nutrients.
The potential of a pasture can only be realized when the conditions of growing forage are optimized. Learn how to find the current and potential forage yield of a pasture — and if improvements are worth the investment.
Although grain crops bring in less revenue than vegetables or fruit, they can become an important part of a farming enterprise. Grains are less labor-intensive and can be grown when fields need a rest.
Wildfire risk reduction typically must occur at a scale beyond individual parcels. Learn how one rangeland fire protection association assembled a coalition to create a fire prevention and management plan.
Some poor-quality hay can’t supply basic nutritional requirements to livestock or allow for proper growth, lactation, pregnancy or work, but livestock owners can avoid problems by understanding basic principles related to hay, legume, mixed-grass or legume hay.
A study of the WeiSEL, manufactured by Zurn Harvesting of Germany, shows that the new plot combine yield measurement system is a less expensive and reliable alternative to manual yield collection methods.
Christina Hagerty, Duncan Kroese, Grayson Namdar, Larry Lutcher, Chuntao Yin |
Jun 2022 |
Extension Catalog publicationPeer reviewed (Orange level)
Photo taken by Dustin Johnson (Cropped from original)
A critical but often overlooked step in the development of a comprehensive grazing management plan is a well-defined monitoring program for evaluating progress toward management objectives.