PASTURE & RANGERECENT PASTURE & RANGE ARTICLESSoil exhibit unveiled at SmithsonianAug 25, 2008 8:56 AM Soils from all 50 states are included in a historic new exhibition at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington , D.C... Swath grazing pros and consAug 25, 2008 8:48 AM University of Nebraska Extension forage specialist Bruce Anderson conducted his own experiment with swath grazing this summer. Here he shares some of his lessons learned... Grazing with a goal; special conference in PennsylvaniaAug 25, 2008 8:35 AM special targeted grazing conference will be held Sept. 25-26 at Pennsylvania Furnace, PA... August pasture remindersAug 12, 2008 9:10 AM, Source: GLCI Grazette, New York NRCS August is the time to begin to plan for the end of the grazing season, especially if you are hoping to do some pasture improvement... Plant oats in August for fall pasture or hayAug 11, 2008 4:52 PM, Source: University of Nebraska - Lincoln Now that it’s August, and fall is just around the corner, do you find that you could use some extra pasture or hay in late September and October?... 
RANGE SCIENCE 101
Meet Our Range Specialist: Eric Mousel Eric Mousel is a Range Livestock Production Specialist and Assistant Professor at South Dakota State University in Brookings. To view back issues of his South Dakota Rancher newsletter visit: http://ars.sdstate.edu/Range/Range%20Newsletter/Newsletters.htm Contact Mousel at eric.mousel@sdstate.edu Range Science 101: Strategies for managing spring grazingApr 22, 2008 10:46 AM High feed and fuel costs will have many ranchers eager to put cows out on grass as soon as possible this spring... Range Science 101: Supplementing Protein on Low Quality ForagesDec 11, 2007 1:32 PM As the growing season winds down for this year, many ranchers will be extending the grazing season on corn stalks, winter range, and other stockpiled forages. Although extended grazing is a cheap and flexible way to feed cattle in the winter, it typically involves forages that are low in feed quality... Range Science 101: Avoid Damage to Pastures during Fall GrazingOct 22, 2007 2:57 PM A little extra rain this fall and cooler temperatures have stimulated many cool-season pastures with smooth bromegrass, Kentucky bluegrass, wheatgrasses and needlegrasses to provide some extra growth compared to the past several years. Extra fall regrowth is always welcome but as we move towards the end of the growing season, try to avoid grazing off every green blade....
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