FORAGE TIMELY TIPS FOR OCTOBER
Feed hay to allow cool-season pastures to accumulate forage growth for winter grazing.
Do NOT harvest or graze alfalfa fields.
Inventory and test each hay lot for nutritive value and consult a nutritionist to design a supplementation program as needed.
Remove ruminants from pastures that contain sorghum species when frost is expected. Even small patches of johnsongrass that have been frosted can cause prussic acid poisoning.
Begin strip grazing early planted small grain and brassicas (turnips and rape) mixes by the end of this month if you've had rain.
Utilize drought stressed soybeans for forage.
