Extension to ‘Cultivate Opportunities’ for Attendees at 2021 Husker Harvest Days
Making Soybeans as Hay or Silage
Some parts of the state are not getting the moisture for their soybean crop so the decision to salvage them for hay or silage may have to be made. Soybean hay or silage can have feed values very similar to alfalfa; but it is very important to put it up properly.
The first thing is not to get in a big hurry because August rains could make a crop. Harvest soybean forage when leaves start to turn yellow; just before they drop off. It’s especially important to harvest before a freeze to prevent rapid leaf loss.
Spanish:Feeding Elevated Levels of Corn Silage to Reduce Liver Abscesses
This article was originally featured in the Wyoming Livestock Roundup.
Spanish:What to do with High Nitrate Forage?
Given the drought conditions in some locations this year, many producers may be asking themselves how to handle the annual forages they have standing in the field that may not have grown as much as would be expected under normal conditions. These drought stressed forages can be high in nitrates and may be potentially toxic to cattle.
Spanish:Crop Residue Exchange Links Growers and Grazers
Cattle Compaction in Cropland: Fact or Fiction?
‘Most Challenging was Most Rewarding:’ Rural Fellow Details Summer Projects
Tori Pedersen, a senior in Agricultural Leadership at the University of Lincoln–Nebraska, spent her summer as a Rural Fellow in Lexington—a town literally 50 times smaller than her hometown of Omaha. And she couldn’t have enjoyed it more.
What was it like moving to Dawson County?
FarmBits Podcast: Seeing is Believing
A Historical Look at Cropping Practices for Carbon Sequestration
Additionality and Voluntary Environmental Credit Markets
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