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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…

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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Grass Development Delays Expected in Drought-Stricken Areas

Published March 18, 2021

Ranchers should expect delays in grass development this spring due to drought conditions since last fall, according to NDSU Extension livestock specialists. Typically, cool-season grasses initiate growth from tillers established in the previous growing season. However, drought stress last fall…

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Ag Seeks a Permanent Fix for Cover Crops and PP Acres

Published August 20, 2020

Farmers, ranchers and agriculture groups in the Northern Plains are welcoming the September 1 date to graze and hay cover crops planted on prevent plant ground. In 2019, prevent plant acres were 3.9 million in South Dakota and 850,000 acres…

Prevent Plant Acre Increase Prompts Haying/Grazing Adjustment

Published August 18, 2020

The USDA's Risk Management Agency is allowing earlier haying and grazing of cover crops on prevent plant acres for portions of the Dakotas. A backlog in livestock due to the COVID-19 pandemic and large amounts of prevent plant acres in…

NDSU Receives Rangeland Grant

Published July 13, 2020

North Dakota State University has been awarded a grant totaling over $499,000 from USDA to study rangeland management strategies. According to NDSU, there is a need to investigate management options that “sustainably enhance livestock productivity while conserving biodiversity.” The plan…

Northern Plains Senators Introduce Bipartisan Haying and Grazing Bill

Published June 5, 2020

South Dakota Senator John Thune and Minnesota Senator Tina Smith introduced a bill to allow emergency haying and grazing on the Conservation Reserve Program during the COVID-19 pandemic. Currently, CRP haying and grazing is limited to weather-related disaster events. Companion…

Cover Crops are One Way to Manage PP Acres

Published January 30, 2020

Discussions on combating excess moisture, cover crops and more were held at the Soil Health Café Talk in Michigan, North Dakota. With unharvested crops in North Dakota fields, what options do producers in the state have come spring? The obvious…

Exercise Caution with Forage Crops After a Frost

Published October 16, 2019

Temperatures in the Northern Plains have either already dropped below freezing or will be soon. While there is not an issue with grazing or feeding most forage frosted crops, some can be toxic when fed to livestock. Sorghum and sudangrass…

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ND Producers Dealing with Variable Pasture and Forage Conditions

Published July 15, 2019

A majority of North Dakota has adequate pasture and forage conditions. One expectation is the northwest and north central part of the state, which is dry. Regardless, NDSU Extension rangeland management specialist Kevin Sedivec says the biggest struggle for livestock…

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Ranchers are Preparing for Less Forage Production

Livestock Forage Disaster Program Payments are a Possibility

Grass Development Delays Expected in Drought-Stricken Areas

Ag Seeks a Permanent Fix for Cover Crops and PP Acres

Prevent Plant Acre Increase Prompts Haying/Grazing Adjustment

NDSU Receives Rangeland Grant

Northern Plains Senators Introduce Bipartisan Haying and Grazing Bill

Cover Crops are One Way to Manage PP Acres

Exercise Caution with Forage Crops After a Frost

ND Producers Dealing with Variable Pasture and Forage Conditions

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