Grazing Cover Crops, Years of Experience Mean More Profits

By Sarah Hill posted on June 22, 2021

Adding cattle to a cover crop system can be very beneficial for both livestock producers and cover crop growers, extending the grazing season and offering an additional source of expensive feedstuffs while providing soil health benefits. However, there are so many benefits to grazing that do not have a dollar value.

Extending the Grazing Season with Cover Crops

December 2, 2020 | Posted in Grazing

Source: Hoard's Dairyman

Feed, especially during the wintertime, is the biggest cost of production for cow-calf operations. As cows are brought in from summer pastures and we enter the peak of the culling period, there’s still a window of time for southern and more mild regions to extend their grazing season to avoid the sale barn glut. Read more in this article from Hoard's Dairyman.

3 Benefits of Grazing Cover Crops

January 24, 2020 | Posted in Grazing

Source: Soil Health Partnership

Planting annual cover crops in between cash cropping systems can be a great way to produce extra forage and extend the grazing season. Cover crop grazing can provide benefits to your operation including saving time, money and improving soil health. Find out more in this article from the Soil Health Partnership.

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