Forages for Horses
Good management of horse pastures can easily provide almost all dietary requirements for the average pleasure horse. Good management …
Posts Written By
Fall Food Plots for Wildlife
With the coming of fall, many will head outdoors to enjoy hunting, others just love being in touch with …
Herbicides for Pastures
With warmer weather, weed pressure on our pastures and hayfields is starting to increase. Due to last year’s record …
Growth Stimulating Implants for Beef Cattle
Growth stimulating implants for beef cattle are not new. The oldest commercial one has been around for over 40 …
Early Spring Feeding for the Beef Herd
Springtime is a nutritionally critical time for the beef herd. Most are giving birth, and their nutritional needs increase …
Beef Cattle Lice
External parasites of beef cattle are many. One often neglected, is lice. Both chewing and bloodsucking lice are more …
Foot Rot in Beef Cattle
In recent weeks, several producers have called with questions about treating foot rot in beef cattle. Those calls, in …
Winter Fruit Tree Care
During the winter months, home orchard owners need to protect their fruit trees from rabbits and voles. Rabbits and …
Control Thistles and Buttercups in Pastures During Winter
One of the most misunderstood weeds in our WNC pastures are thistles. A biennial, most of us don’t really …
Controlling Flies on Cattle
With warmer weather, fly populations increase. Horn flies and face flies are the primary pests of cattle here in …
Grass Tetany in Cattle
Grass tetany is a season-specific metabolic disturbance of cattle that occurs when cattle are grazing lush vegetation. It occurs …
Cattle Working Facilities
To properly manage a cattle operation, adequate handling facilities are a must. Having a fast, efficient means of safely …