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February 2020: Grass Whisperer Monthly

Learn more about the following topics.

• Are we Sustaining a Degrading Land?
• Cover Crops & Biodiverity
• Understanding the Value of Grass in NE
• Upcoming Events

Please take a minute to read about the following topics in the January 2020 Edition of the Grass Whisperer Monthly.

• Grazing Plans for 2020
• NASS Update
• What Cover Crops are Best for Grazing? – Green Cover Seeds
• Hot Hay
• Upcoming Events

Pg. 1: A Christmas Cartoon
Pg. 2: Importance of Testing Your Forages
Pg. 3: Winter Grazing Considerations
Pg. 4: Pasture Leases
Pg. 6 – Upcoming Events

September Topics Include:
Pg. 1: Online Crop Residue Exchange Links Growers and Grazers
Pg. 2: Sandhills Grass Compared to NUTBAL
Pg. 3: Testing Forages and Nitration Cautions on Grazed Forages
Pg. 4: Upcoming Events

July Grass Whisperer Topics Include:

1. Burn Boss Position Notice
2.  Limit Feeding Cows
3. Fenceline Weaning
4. Putting Up High Quality Silage
5. Burn Boss Full Position Description
6. Upcoming Events

New Location for Generational Transition Workshop (and Grazing Conference) in Kearney!

As a result of the recent flooding in Kearney, the location of the Nebraska Grazing Conference and the NGLC Generational Transition Workshop has moved to the Buffalo County Fairgrounds.

The NGLC Generational Transition Workshop will be held Tuesday evening, August 13^th, from 6-9 pm CT during the Nebraska Grazing Conference.  The workshop will be held at the Extension Office (1400 E. 34^th Street, Kearney, NE), just across from the Exhibition Building where the Grazing Conference will be held. 

The workshop will include a producer panel and experienced estate and transition attorney, Pamela Olsen.

July 2019: Grass Whisperer Monthly

July Grass Whisperer Topics Include

• Nebraska Grazing Conference in Kearney
• Planning for Short Roughage Inventory
• Using the Feed Cost Cow-Qculator
• July/August Planted Summer Annuals for Fall Forage
• Yearling and Stocker Operator Meeting
• Upcoming Events

June 2019 Grass Whisperer

This months issue includes:

•  NGLC Summer Grazing Tour Recap
• Not All Cows Are Equal
• Fire Damage Due to Hay Equipment
• Range Beef Cow Symposium
•  Yearling and Stocker Operator Meeting
• Upcoming Events

Download June 2019 Grass Whisperer Here!

May 2019 Grass Whisperer

This month's edition includes more information on the Summer Grazing tour.  Be sure to put that on your calendar.

• Adjusting Pasture and Hay Ground Leases for 2019
• Pasture Land now listed on Crop Residue Exchange
• Nutrient Loss: Haying versus Grazing
• Upcoming Events