Article Written by:
David Lalman, Extension Beef Cattle Specialist, Animal Science
Bob Woods, NE District Area Agronomist
Kent Barnes, NE District Area Livestock Specialist
Daren Redfearn, Extension Forage and Pasture Management Specialist, Plant and Soil Sciences
Chuck Coffey, Noble Foundation Senior Pasture and Range Consultant
And Provided by
Oklahoma State University
A large proportion of cow-calf enterprise costs are associated
with feeding harvested forages from November through April. By extending grazing through late fall and early winter, producers can reduce the amount of harvested forage that is needed to maintain beef cows. One management practice that can be utilized to achieve this goal is late-summer fertilization of bermudagrass forage with the intent of stockpiling the forage
regrowth for fall or winter grazing. Bermudagrass is highly responsive to late summer precipitation. Figure 1 shows the 30-year average monthly precipitation for Okmulgee County, which is located in East Central Oklahoma. This bimodal pattern of rainfall is ideal to enhance late summer and fall bermudagrass forage growth.
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