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Ranchers Need Extra Spring Moisture to Meet Grazing Needs

Published March 28, 2025

Over half of North Dakota is experiencing drought conditions heading into the 2025 planting season, with around 12 percent of the state in the abnormally dry range. NDSU Extension Livestock Environmental Stewardship Specialist Miranda Meehan says ranchers will likely need…

Sustainable Grasslands Grazing Advocated in Bismarck

Published February 14, 2025

Another bill seeing discussion in the North Dakota Legislature is Senate Bill 2368, which lays out the framework for the Grasslands Grazing Grant program that promotes sustainable grazing practices on national grasslands in North Dakota. Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring spoke…

Feeling the Impact of Flooding

Published June 30, 2024

The extreme rains in portions of Minnesota, South Dakota, Iowa and Nebraska will have a lingering impact. "There's two things that I worry about, weeds and soil," said Shane Bugeja, Extension Educator, University of Minnesota. "Where you have flooding, weeds…

Hay Use Down Thanks to Dry Spring

Published April 16, 2024

A drier spring has hay use down in the area according to NDSU Extension Livestock Systems Specialist Karl Hoppe. "I think a lot of farmers have more hay available this year just because they didn't use as much as last…

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Precision Livestock Technology at Work

Published March 29, 2024

NDSU Extension hosted a discussion on grazing technologies Thursday in Valley City. A similar event is planned for Tuesday in Menoken. "The purpose of the discussions is to highlight some of those technologies that are new and not a lot…

Grazing Delayed

Published May 6, 2023

Green might be popping up after a cold winter, but pastures aren’t ready for spring turnout just yet. NDSU Extension says the combination of an autumn drought and delayed spring caused a significant delay in grass development this year. NDSU…

Livestock Producers Face Roadblocks as CRP Haying/Grazing Opens

Published August 3, 2021

This is the first week farmers and ranchers are eligible to hay and graze Conservation Reserve Program acres in the Dakotas and Minnesota, but program provisions are making this more challenging. Minnesota Farm Service Agency Acting Administrator Michelle Page explains…

Emergency Haying and Grazing Available in Many Areas

Published June 28, 2021

According to the USDA, 100 percent of North Dakota counties are eligible for emergency haying and grazing on CRP ground. Ninety-two percent of South Dakota counties and one-third of Minnesota counties also have that emergency designation. CRP participants requesting emergency…

Ranchers are Preparing for Less Forage Production

Published May 3, 2021

Following drought conditions last fall, NDSU Extension estimated a 20-to-25 percent in grassland forage production under normal precipitation conditions for this spring. Even with an average amount of rainfall in May, Extension forage and rangeland specialist Kevin Sedivec said North…

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Livestock Forage Disaster Program Payments are a Possibility

Published April 18, 2021

As conditions remain on the dry side, the potential for disaster assistance is being tracked by USDA’s Farm Service Agency. The agency's Livestock Forage Disaster Program is tied to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Previously, program eligibility was determined on a…

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Articles tagged under: grazing

Ranchers Need Extra Spring Moisture to Meet Grazing Needs

Sustainable Grasslands Grazing Advocated in Bismarck

Feeling the Impact of Flooding

Hay Use Down Thanks to Dry Spring

Precision Livestock Technology at Work

Grazing Delayed

Livestock Producers Face Roadblocks as CRP Haying/Grazing Opens

Emergency Haying and Grazing Available in Many Areas

Ranchers are Preparing for Less Forage Production

Livestock Forage Disaster Program Payments are a Possibility

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