Contents
FEATURES:
Warm-season grass does double duty
It's not surprising a man deeply rooted to a place would want that place to prosper. In Ken Lenox's case, that means taking care of business and the landscape. The business is cattle ranching. The landscape is increasingly native grass.
By Phil Helfrich
Pasture shade pays
In the heat of summer, putting shade in the pasture puts more milk in the tank.
By James D. Ritchie
Information is power
Cattle buyers make no secret of their needs. They want high-quality calves, weaned and vaccinated. And they'll pay top dollar. Producers are finding ways to be part of the process.
Precision payoff
There is no doubt precision technology can bring in reams of information. It comes in the form of yield data, soil test data, data about varieties, herbicides, planting time and other bits of minutia that paint the larger picture of profitability. But the real payoff comes from what you do with this information.
By Steve Fairchild
Grassland answers
A new video helps explain where to find expert and financial help for your grasslands development.
Time to start the stockpile
Stockpiling cool-season grasses keeps forage out of the baler and cows in the pasture. But if you are planning to graze into the winter, now is time to start building grass reserves.
By Steve Fairchild
COLUMNS:
Country corner
It takes a composite mentality to direct NCAA basketball
By Chuck Lay
Crops
August is a good time for agronomic evaluation
By Dr. Paul Tracy
Nutrition
New process makes whole cottonseed work better
By Dr. Dan Netemeyer
Country humor
Term limits term By Jack S. Bray
More country humor
Better with age By Mitch Jayne
Corn recipes
Viewpoint
Washington conference allows participants to voice opinions
By Don Copenhaver
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