Noble Research Institute offers ranchers and landowners an opportunity to learn and explore soil health from a regenerative ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue Extension will present two webinars to educate goat and sheep farmers on feeding practices following the drought, managing forage shortages and the production of ...

Forage production and its nutritional management are fundamental to sustaining pasture-based livestock systems across diverse agroecological regions. This field integrates advanced agronomic practices ...

LAPORTE | Purdue Extension will present two webinars that will discuss managing forage shortages and feeding practices for goat and sheep farmers following the drought. The production of commercial ...

In Indiana, pastures are generally (but not always) relegated to land that is too steep and rocky for row crops. The soils tend to be shallow, low in fertility, and droughty. The dominant plant ...

Sure, cow's milk is the standard "drinking milk," but goat's milk enjoys a niche market for certain consumers. It's easier to digest and some folks with dairy sensitivities can consume it ...

Cattle don’t like eating sericea lespedeza, an invasive species in Missouri pastures. But goats do, according to research at the University of Missouri’s Land of the Osages Research Farm in central ...

In Arkansas, one farmer's weed is another farmer's favorite forage, said David Fernandez, Extension livestock specialist and interim dean of Graduate Studies and Continuing Education for the ...

Seeding small grains and/or annual ryegrass into bermudagrass pastures offers several opportunities. The practice can reduce hay and winter feed costs and enables more efficient land use. Sod-seeding ...

Option 2 is to stock pastures suitable for forage growth in the fall at a moderate to heavy rate. Vacate pastures during winter or supplement with hay or protein and then resume grazing in the spring.