Track maturity dates and harvest turnips early—overgrown roots lose flavor and texture. Both roots and leafy greens are edible, with some varieties grown just for greens. Pick young turnips for mild ...

WASHINGTON, July 8, 2015 –In years ahead, expect to see more beef cattle, dairy and sheep operators planting cold-tolerant forage crops in the summer to ensure leafy, nutritious plants in pastures for ...

Yeah, I know it’s 90 degrees out there and all those other excuses, but it’s still time to get some chores done that will pay back in the fall and winter. By that time it’s too late to do these things ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- In the Upper Plains, it might not be economical, or even practical, to plant another grain crop during the growing year. But it might be in the producer's interest to consider a ...

EAST TEXAS - A recent trial conducted by a good buddy of mine, Ashton Logsdon, looked at the viability of seeding turnips with ryegrass as a winter grazing option for cattle. The results were ...

The mostly cool and moist summer enabled my turnips to grow bigger than softballs this year. They would fill our basement storage area if I harvested and stored all that I planted. My wife, Marilyn, ...

COLUMBUS, Kan. - Feed costs for cattle during the four coldest months of the year can exceed grazing costs for the other eight months, said Dennis Elbrader, Cherokee County extension agent at Columbus ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A wide range of forage crops could help grain and livestock producers salvage some value from their fields once the drought-ravaged corn crop has been harvested - if soil ...

ALEXANDRIA, Minn. — Picking out cover crops is no run into the convenience store to grab the nearest sandwich when you're in the middle of field work. Each plant that acts as a cover crop has ...