Improving The Productivity Of Beef Pastures In Northwest Minnesota
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Pastures are an underutilized and under-managed resource on many beef operations. Is it worthwhile to place more management emphasis on pastures? One might think that given the long winters we face in northwest Minnesota, we have to rely so heavily on conserved forages anyway that better management of pastures during the relatively short window they are useable may not be worth the effort. However, this argument is not valid for producers who are 1) interested in increasing profits and 2) willing and able to commit more management effort.
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