Check Your Seed:  Don’t Plant Poisonous Pasture Weeds

Check Your Seed: Don’t Plant Poisonous Pasture Weeds

A cattle producer contacted me earlier this spring to investigate a “pretty but unusual” weed that had quickly spread over a pasture.  This  field had been planted this past fall with certified oat seed for winter forage. While definitely pretty, it was obvious that...

Gulf County Cool-Season Forage Virtual Field Day

The subject of this video is a no-till cool-season livestock & wildlife forage demonstration, in Gulf County.  There are a number of ag extension agents across the state that have participated with state specialists and landowners to implement this past season’s...
Monitor Mineral Intake Closely During Summer Months

Monitor Mineral Intake Closely During Summer Months

Glenn Selk, Oklahoma State University Emeritus Extension Animal Scientist Summer often becomes a busy time of year for ranchers (especially during haying season).   Making certain that the cows, heifers, and bulls are receiving the minerals that they require is one of...