1. Under what conditions can CRP (Conservation Reserve Program) acres be used as a horse pasture? Can an owner "lend" (not rent or make any money) CRP acres to a neighbor needing extra pasture land? Updated: January 05, 2012
2. Can horses graze on winter wheat in the spring and summer? Updated: January 05, 2012
3. Can I manage my goat herd in a continuous grazing system? Updated: November 09, 2011
4. How can I make sure my goat kids meet most of their nutritional demands when they are grazing? Updated: November 09, 2011
5. What is the economic impact of a particular grazing practice on a rancher? Updated: March 29, 2011
6. What will be the impact on ranchers if public land grazing is reduced? Updated: March 26, 2011
7. Where should I place my water/salt stations? Updated: March 19, 2011
8. Why should I monitor my rangelands? Updated: March 19, 2011
9. What is an AUM? Updated: March 19, 2011
10. How do you know when it is time to move animals out of a pasture? Updated: March 08, 2011
11. I planted oats in mid-September for winter grazing. The oats are about 6 inches tall, but with the lack of moisture they are changing color and may start dying. Is it safe to graze the oats now, or is nitrate poisoning a possibility or some other problem? Also, a few grain sorghum stalks are left over from the previous crop. The frost killed them. Would it hurt the cattle to eat a few of them? Updated: February 08, 2011
12. How many acres do beef cattle require? Updated: January 17, 2011
13. I have drought-damaged corn that has been appraised at 6 bu./acre (bushels per acre). It sits near my pasture. Can I have cows graze this corn safely by turning cow/calf pairs several hours a day? Updated: November 12, 2010
14. How long can you graze wheat for cow feed and not cause major damage to the wheat crop grain yield? Updated: October 15, 2010
15. How tall should the forage be when I turn my cows into a pasture, and when should they be moved to another paddock? Updated: August 25, 2009
16. Can horses graze on wheat? Updated: June 18, 2009
17. How should pastures be fertilized? Updated: June 01, 2009
18. We have a herd of Peruvian Pasos (11) which tend to get fat, and some seem laminitic prone if we don't really watch their diet. In general, we prefer that they roam with a few quarter horses on 30 acres, but we take them off the grass in the spring with new grass and elevated NSC (non-structural carbohydrates). We understand there is a period in fall when this is also a problem. We would like to know the dates, or is it more a weather/temperature period we need to watch for to avoid problems with high sugars? Updated: October 29, 2008
19. In an expiring CRP setting, if grass is sprayed with glyphosate early fall or after first freeze, would it be safe to hay and feed to feeder cattle or would there be a risk? Updated: October 27, 2008
20. On Saturday I sprayed a field of alfalfa and grass mixed with 2,4-D and glyphosate. I was wondering if I could let pairs graze off the growth as it is dying? Over the weekend we got an inch of rain if that makes any difference. Updated: October 27, 2008
21. I'm using Hi-Dep, a broadleaf herbicide, to spray thistle and other weeds. Do I need to remove the cows we eat for a time period? Updated: October 22, 2008
22. How many acres does it take to run a beef cow? Updated: October 10, 2008
23. How do I prepare a usable map for my farm? Updated: April 30, 2008
24. We want to turn cows out into cornstalks that has alfalfa, 12 acres adjacent, that is about 8 inches tall that the cows will also have access to. We have not had a hard freeze yet. Is there a concern for bloat? Updated: February 26, 2008
25. Can I graze sunflower residue following harvest? Updated: February 26, 2008
26. How early can I turn my cows out? Updated: February 18, 2008
27. Can pastured animals have access to streams and wetlands? Updated: January 17, 2008

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