Livestock producers who want to learn about optimizing forage and livestock production while conserving natural resources are invited to attend the Greenhorn Grazing series at the Iowa State University McNay Research Farm near Chariton this summer and fall. Iowa State Extension and Outreach beef specialist Joe Sellers said the series has been a popular management […]
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August 2 | 45249 170th Ave, Chariton | FREE McNay Memorial Research and Demonstration Farm Field Day 2017 Registration is open at 3:00 p.m. and the program begins 3:15 p.m. Topics Covered: Discussion of drought issues at farm headquarters Drought impacts on corn and soybean crops Harvesting and storing drought corn silage And so much […]
Read MoreIowa Beef Center Offers Wealth of Grazing Events This Summer
Contacts: Joe Sellers, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach beef program specialist, 641-203-1270, sellers@iastate.edu Sherry Hoyer, Iowa Beef Center, 515-294-4496, shoyer@iastate.edu CHARITON, Iowa — There is no more critical factor impacting beef cow-calf profits than controlling feed costs, and one part of that is extending grazing days and improving performance on grass. The latest U.S. Census of […]
Read MoreContract Grazing Factsheet Series Now Available
Click here to view the original press release. Contacts: Joe Sellers, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach beef program specialist, 641-203-1270, sellers@iastate.edu Sherry Hoyer, Iowa Beef Center, 515-294-4496, shoyer@iastate.edu AMES, Iowa — A new four-part series of fact sheets on contract grazing for cattle is now available on the Iowa Beef Center (IBC) website. Two Iowa State […]
Read MoreRegister for the 2012 Greenhorn Grazing Series
The 2012 Greenhorn Grazing Series is beginning at the end of this month and it is time to register! The workshops are scheduled for May 24, June 14, Aug. 23, Sept. 13 and Nov. 15. All sessions will run from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. beginning with morning classroom discussions at the Adair County Extension […]
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