Test baled cornstalks for nitrate levels and feed them to cattle with caution, says University of Missouri Extension livestock specialist Gene Schmitz. MU Extension agronomists across the state report ...
Hay will most likely be in short supply this winter, as some folks are feeding it already. Calls are coming in concerning chopping corn and feeding it to cattle. A potential concern would be nitrate ...
Summer typically brings periods of heat and drought that impact forages grown for hay and grazing for beef cattle. When these plants are stressed, forages such as Johnson grass and forage sorghums are ...
Revised Document Prepared by: A.L. Shober, K.L. Gartley, and J.T. Sims Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware Unlike other nutrients, such as potassium or phosphorus, the ...
Dry weather has left Colorado crop and livestock producers pondering what to do with failing crops and in search of alternative livestock forages. Plants under optimal growing conditions convert ...
VAN BUREN COUNTY, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - Van Buren County residents worried about their well water can have it tested for nitrates this week. Starting Monday, The Van Buren Conservation District will ...
Forages typically are the major component of beef cattle diets in North Dakota, and some may have the potential to contain toxic levels of nitrate. According to the National Agricultural Statistics ...
The Washington Department of Ecology plans to test hundreds of wells over 150 square miles of mostly farmland in Whatcom County next March to see whether groundwater quality has improved over 20 years ...