In this article, we will show you how to use an online database that provides forage yields and pasture stocking rates by soil types to estimate pasture lease rates.
Find out how to improve livestock production while maintaining the value of the soil and land.
In this article, we will show you how to use an online database that provides forage yields and pasture stocking rates by soil types to estimate pasture lease rates.
“Is this Jenny?”
“Yes. …”
“This is John Q. Public. I heard you have a ranch available for lease, and I run some cattle. …”
Drought is generally defined as a prolonged period during which annual precipitation is less than 75 percent of average.
Rats and mice can raise havoc with buildings and their contents, and burrowing rodents such as prairie dogs, ground squirrels and pocket gophers can damage fields, pastures and crops.
Imagine being able to select animals for their grazing ability. The ideal result would be a herd that makes the most efficient use of their given resources, grazing as uniformly as possible throughout the different terrains and altitudes.
Of course we want to increase production. Experts, teachers and industry leaders have been telling us for years: Increase production, increase profits. We just need to learn some new things – a straightforward task. Or is it?