Cattle grazing a cover crop cocktail mix designed both for animal performance and soil health

Event: Cover Crops for Forage & Soil Health

August 11, 2018

King Street Dairy & Thistle Dew Dairy is hosting cover crop field day specifically aimed at cover crops for both forage production and soil health. If you are interested in attending this event, please see the details below.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 • 10AM–3PM
7916 Swaffer Road • Vassar, Michigan 48768

TOPICS INCLUDE:

NRCS programs for cover crops & Soil
MAEAP verification
Incorporating cover crops in a grazing rotation
Seed representatives will be available
Soil health discussion
Cover crop plot walk

LUNCH PROVIDED WITH HOMEMADE ICE CREAM - THIS IS A FREE EVENT

Please RSVP by September 4 to the Tuscola County Farm Bureau office 989.673.4157 or Steve Schaub at the NRCS office

Click here for the full flyer.

Planting a Cocktail Mix as a Nurse Crop for Permanent Pasture

July 10, 2018

In two passes across the field, Jeremy Sweeten planted a summer forage crop, and then added a permanent pasture, which he hopes to be able to graze next Spring. Check out the video below as he explains how he plans to do that.

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Some Advantages of Grazing Reed Canarygrass with Stocker Cattle

July 3, 2018

Are you taking advantage of Reed canarygrass on your grazing operation? Check out the video to watch Jeremy Sweeten explain some of the advantages of utilizing this versatile crop.

Teff Grass as an Alternative Summer Forage

June 28, 2018

Teff Grass is a versatile summer annual crop that can be fed to multiple species. It thrives in hot weather and produces high quality forage. If you're running low on forage, Teff Grass may be an option to help you fill the barn.

Rotational Grazing of Boer Goats

June 26, 2018

Rotational Grazing of Boer Goats in Northeastern Indiana

This is an update from a blog article on May 13, 2015. We have continually visited with this producer, listening to his ideas and sharing in his grazing successes and challenges. Since we last wrote, his herd size has nearly doubled to over 400 head.

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