Cattle producers in some areas of the region may be able to cut back on the amount of hay they bale and instead use a system of swath grazing for the late fall and early winter months. According to Bryan Neville, research assistant with NDSU's Animal and Range Science Department, their work has shown that swath grazing is an acceptable method for providing forage for beef cows in central North Dakota during the October through December time period. According to Bryan Neville, research...

The recent additions to our breeding and testing facilities demonstrate our continued commitment to improving profitability for dairy, swine and poultry producers. Our corn research focuses on improving the nutritional qualities of maize as feed for poultry, swine and dairy cattle, says Dr. Our goal is to continue developing new hybrids that increase the feed value of corn for swine, poultry and dairy operations. Research Triangle Park, North Carolina April 16, 2007 BASF Plant Science, the...

But Barnhart said the remaining unknown is the soil and crown tissue temperatures at 1-inch and 2-inch depths where the active crown tissue is located. Barnhart said well established, regrowing forage plants have lost most of their winter cold hardiness and that the exposed tissue is susceptible to cold temperature injury. One of the most difficult decisions in alfalfa scouting is whether these temperature ranges have damaged the crown and taproot tissue a more serious physiological plant...

DHIA records are kept to monitor herd production, and mature cattle are bred artificially by the Neesers utilizing both ABS and Alta genetic services. His parents operated a 55-cow beef herd, sold some forage crops to other farmers and owned and operated a bottled milk route to businesses and homes. The remaining bushels of corn and soybeans, along with acres of wheat and snap beans, are marketed by the Neesers. Much of the crops the Neesers raise are feed for the more than 130 head of...

White maize is the chief ingredient in staple foods such as maize meal, while yellow maize is used as animal feed, affecting the prices of meat, poultry, eggs and dairy products. Krugel, who has done extensive research on food inflation, said low-income households, who use maize meal as the staple of their diets, would be hit the hardest. This week retailers warned that the worst is yet to come as suppliers, hit by several fuel price increases and severe drought last year, are no longer...