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Frosted sorghum and sudangrass pasture poses prussic acid poisoning risk
Published on October 29, 2019
Sorghum-family plants can contain prussic acid that is potentially lethal to livestock. -
Feeding baleage to small ruminants
Published on October 16, 2019
Baleage offers a low cost, high quality forage option for sheep and goats but care must be taken to reduce health risks. -
Fall weed control reminders on late and prevent plant acres
Published on October 16, 2019
Recommendations for fall 2019 weed control that will set the stage for successful spring 2020 weed control -
Management guidelines for immature and frosted corn silage
Published on September 12, 2019
Management adjustments are needed when harvest maturity is not ideal. -
MSU seeks farmer input on wildlife damage to crops
Published on September 10, 2019
Researchers at Michigan State University are looking to identify wildlife management priorities for agriculture. -
Feeding pigs in extensive production: Part 2
Published on September 5, 2019
Complete feed rations are Important for the nutrition of your pigs -
Harvesting soybeans for forage
Published on September 5, 2019
Some producers may want to harvest soybeans for forage this year. Here is essential information for producing high quality soybean forage. -
Options for immature corn
Published on September 4, 2019
One challenge this year is wondering whether the corn crop will mature before frost and what to do with it if it does not. This is an opportune year for cash crop producers and livestock producers to be talking with one another about feed options. -
Now is the time to plant fall cover crops for grazing
Published on August 27, 2019
Cover crops can be a good option for grazing. -
Disease control permits to manage bovine tuberculosis are now available to more landowners
Published on August 20, 2019
The reoccurrence of bovine tuberculosis infections in northeast Michigan cattle herds results in the need for more landowners to use disease control permits.