Developing a heifer to replace a cull cow is one of the most expensive management decisions for cow-calf producers, leading to major implications on long-term herd profitability.
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Knox County's Private Pesticide Applicator Training schedule for 2019 has been set.
April 10 (Wednesday) - 1:30 pm, Creighton Walter Larsen Senior CenterPlease bring your barcode letter you received from the state PSEP office. If you don't have one, no problem, they will have forms for you to fill in. The training will last approximately 3 hours.
Any person who wishes to use any restricted use pesticides for purposes of producing any agricultural commodity on property owned or rented, is required to have a private applicator license. For more information visit the Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP) website. Cost is $40 for the in-person training.
It seems like just yesterday, farmers were pulling that last load of grain out of the field. Cows were just starting to be turned out on cornstalks and then, wham! Snow, cold and winter is upon us. While I appreciate a white Christmas just as much as the next guy, a large amount of snow this early in the season can create difficulties for producers who were planning on grazing corn residues.
Fall rainfall, and even snow, is good for wheat and next year’s crops, but it does have its drawbacks. One challenge is rain’s impact on corn stalk feed quality.
Rain in the fall usually is welcomed despite the delays it causes with crop harvest. Pastures and alfalfa benefit from extra growth and winterizing capabilities. Wheat and other small grains get well established as do any new fields of alfalfa or pasture. And the reserve moisture stored in the soil will get good use during next year’s growing season.
Corn stalks are the main winter feed resource for many cattle producers. Are they as good a resource as they were thirty years ago?
My corn stalks don’t take care of my cows like they used to. I hear this complaint often these days. What is the basis for this claim? Or is it just imaginary?
I think two things might be happening here. First, stalks indeed might be different. And second, maybe cows themselves are different.
Every fall I am asked the question “Is my alfalfa safe to graze?”. Do you sometimes have that question?
Is my alfalfa safe to graze? When I hear that question I can almost imagine the scenarios from which it comes. Usually corn stalks are ready to be grazed. It would be convenient and useful to include an adjacent alfalfa field for extra grazing and protein. Another scenario has grazing ending on summer range but the final growth of alfalfa is still standing in the field.
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