Including Legumes in Bermudagrass Pastures

Expected Economic Potential of SubstitutingLegumes for Nitrogen in Bermudagrass Pastures

Grazing warm-season grass pastures with stocker cattle (Bos taurus) is an important economic activity in the southern Great Plains, and substantial increases in the price of N fertilizer have negatively affected profi tability of forage producers. The goal of the study was to determine if bermudagrass [Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.] pastures interseeded with either annual or perennial legumes are...

Long-term Accumulation of Soil Carbon and Nitrogen in Grazed Bermudagrass Pastures

Herbage mass, nutritive value and canopy spectral reflectance of bermudagrass pastures

Timely and accurate detection of above-ground herbage mass and the nutritive value of pastures can help the more efficient adjustment of stocking rate and determine the timing of protein supplements to be fed to livestock grazing these pastures. The objectives of this study were to determine seasonal variation in herbage mass, neutral-detergent fibre (NDF), aciddetergent fibre (ADF) and crude p...

Distribution of Legumes along Gradients of Slope andSoil Electrical Conductivity in Pastures

limits legume establishment and persistence on summit and toeslope positions (Guretzky et al., 2004; Harmoney Legumes establish and persist on backslope landscape positions et al., 2001). but fail on summits and toeslopes in southeastern Iowa pastures, suggesting that these pastures be managed site specifically. Visual Visual delineation of where one landscape position delineation of landscape ...

Evaluation of Horn Flies and Internal Parasites with Growing Beef Cattle Grazing Bermudagrass Pastures

The cow-calf production system is the primary beef cattle enterprise in the southeastern United States. A high percentage of calves produced in this region are sold at weaning to stocker operators who carry them through the growing or stockering phase in other sections of the country. Higher forage production due to the relatively long growing seasons, adequate rainfall and soils that readily r...