Management-intensive Grazing
Management-intensive Grazing

Author: Jim Gerrish

Publisher:

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780972159708

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Using vivid images and detailed explanations, Gerrish takes graziers step by step through the MiG system. He begins from the ground up with the soil, and advances through the management of pastures and animals. Written for those new to MiG grazing, Gerrish's insight and personal experience can help experienced graziers fine tune their grazing operations for added income.

Evaluation of Warm-season Annual Forages in Forage-finishing Beef Cattle Systems in the Southeast
Evaluation of Warm-season Annual Forages in Forage-finishing Beef Cattle Systems in the Southeast

Author: Deidre Danielle Harmon

Publisher:

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13:

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A three year trial was conducted to evaluate the performance of sorghum x sudangrass [Sorghum bicolor var. bicolor*bicolor var. sudanense (SS)], brown-midrib sorghum x sudangrass (BMR), pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.; (PM)], and pearl millet planted with crabgrass [Digitaria sanguinalis (L.) Scop.; (PMCG)] in a Southeastern forage-finishing beef production system. In a randomized complete block design, 16 pastures (0.81-ha) were assigned to one of four forage treatments and were subdivided for rotational grazing. British-cross beef steers (n = 32; 3 yr average: 429℗ł22 kg) grazed for 70, 63 and 56 days in 2014, 2015 and 2016, respectively. Forage DM yield was least (P 0.01) for PMCG at the initiation of the grazing trial, while BMR was greater (P 0.01) than SS at week 6. Higher stocking densities were maintained on SS than PM and PMCG (P

Management Strategies for Sustainable Cattle Production in Southern Pastures
Management Strategies for Sustainable Cattle Production in Southern Pastures

Author: Monte Rouquette Jr.

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2019-08-22

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 0128144750

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Management Strategies for Sustainable Cattle Production in Southern Pastures is a practical resource for scientists, students, and stakeholders who want to understand the relationships between soil-plant interactions and pasture management strategies, and the resultant performance of cow-calf and stocker cattle. This book illustrates the importance of matching cattle breed types and plant hardiness zones to optimize cattle production from forages and pastures. It explains the biologic and economic implications of grazing management decisions made to improve sustainability of pastures and cattle production while being compliant with present and future environmental concerns and cattle welfare programs. - Documents the effects of cattle grazing on greenhouse gas emissions and carbon footprints - Discusses strategies to enhance soil fertility, soil health, and nutrient cycling in pastures - Provides information on the use of stocking rates, stocking strategies and grazing systems to optimize cow-calf production of weaned calves and stockers. - Presents innovations in cattle supplementation and watering systems to minimize negative impacts on water and soil health - Includes methods for weed control to maintain pasture condition and ecosystem stability - Describes management strategies to integrate cattle operations with wildlife sustainability

Forages, Volume 2
Forages, Volume 2

Author: Kenneth J. Moore

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2020-05-29

Total Pages: 968

ISBN-13: 1119436613

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Forages: The Science of Grassland Agriculture, 7th Edition, Volume II will extensively evaluate the current knowledge and information on forage agriculture. Chapters written by leading researchers and authorities in grassland agriculture are aggregated under section themes, each one representing a major topic within grassland science and agriculture. This 7th edition will include two new additional chapters covering all aspects of forage physiology in three separate chapters, instead of one in previous editions. Chapters will be updated throughout to include new information that has developed since the last edition. This new edition of the classic reference serves as a comprehensive supplement to An Introduction to Grassland Agriculture, Volume I.