{"id":14,"date":"2015-12-18T21:44:26","date_gmt":"2015-12-18T21:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wpnetwork.extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2025-06-03T09:29:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T16:29:10","slug":"forages","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/resources\/forages\/","title":{"rendered":"Forages\/Pastures"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dryland Pasture Management<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wsu-news-list\">\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/management-strategies-for-optimal-grazing-distribution-and-use-of-arid-rangelands\/\">Management strategies for optimal grazing distribution and use of arid rangelands<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tManagement Strategies for Optimal Grazing Distribution and Use of Arid Rangelands (PDF)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>January 23, 2017<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/identification-and-creation-of-optimum-habitat-conditions-for-livestock\/\">Identification and Creation of Optimum Habitat Conditions for Livestock<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIdentification and Creation of Optimum Habitat Conditions for Livestock (PDF)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>January 23, 2017<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t<\/ul>\r\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Irrigated Pasture Management<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wsu-news-list\">\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/calculation-of-fair-pasture-rates\/\">Calculation of Fair Pasture Rates<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCalculation of Fair Pasture Rates\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>May 16, 2017<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/irrigated-pastures-for-livestock-in-yakima-county\/\">Irrigated Pastures for Livestock in Yakima County<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tForage Production Goals: A well-managed irrigated pasture can supply most of the nutritional requirements of grazing animals. \u00a0Managed irrigated pasture is high in digestible nutrients. \u00a0Livestock animals harvest the crop so limited labor is required to maintain pasture production. With proper management, irrigated pastures can last and be extremely productive for decades. Irrigation, fertilization and&hellip;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>May 2, 2016<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/optimizing-pasture-and-animal-production-through-planned-grazing\/\">Optimizing Pasture and Animal Production through Planned Grazing<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAuthor:\u00a0Jim Gerrish, formerly Assistant Professor, University of Missouri &#8211; Plant Science Unit * Presented at the 2003 Washington State Graziers\u2019 Conference; October 30, 2003Over the past twenty years, my life has largely been devoted to&amp;hellip;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>May 2, 2016<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t<\/ul>\r\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Drought Management<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wsu-news-list\">\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/timothy-hay-drought-advisory\/\">Timothy Hay-Drought Advisory<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAn introduced cool-season grass, timothy is very winter hardy but lacks heat and drought hardiness compared to many other hay grasses, mainly because of shallow, fibrous roots. Like other C3 (cool- season) grasses grown in the region, mature timothy plants produce roots in the fall and spring. During the winter and summer they shed much&hellip;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>May 2, 2016<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/oat-hay-and-straw\/\">Oat Hay and Straw<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOat Hay and Straw The annual cereal crop common oat (Avena sativa, a hexaploid crop with n=42 chromosomes; hull colors ranging from white to black) is a widely grown grain for horses and young cattle.&amp;hellip;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>May 2, 2016<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/drought-cattle-management\/\">Drought Cattle Management<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIt doesn&#8217;t take a rocket scientist to understand the problem of drought &#8211; when the soil doesn&#8217;t receive rain, or otherwise get wetted, plants can&#8217;t grow. When plants can&#8217;t grow, cattle can&#8217;t graze. Cattlemen who, on Western average, spend upwards of 50% of their operation budget on supplemental feed are acutely aware that any reduction&hellip;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>April 29, 2016<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t<\/ul>\r\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Animal Issues<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wsu-news-list\">\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/prussic-acid-poisoning-in-livestock\/\">Prussic Acid Poisoning in Livestock<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis publication provides information on prussic acid poisoning (also known as cyanide poisoning), a metabolic condition in livestock that producers in the Pacific Northwest may not see very often,Prussic Acid Poisoning in Livestock\u00a0\u00a0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>May 16, 2017<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/livestock-management-and-water-quality\/\">Livestock Management and Water Quality<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLivestock Management and Water Quality\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>May 2, 2016<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/pasture-management-and-problems-while-grazing\/\">Pasture Management and Problems While Grazing<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tForage crops provide 54 percent of the feed consumed by livestock in the United States. Pastures furnish 36 percent, harvested forages contribute 18 percent and the balance of livestock feed is obtained from concentrate feed including grain and protein supplements. As expected, the importance of each kind of feed varies with the type of livestock.&hellip;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>May 2, 2016<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t<\/ul>\r\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Winter Grazing<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wsu-news-list\">\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/stockpiling-for-winter-grazing\/\">Stockpiling for Winter Grazing<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAuthor:\u00a0Jim Gerrish, formerly Assistant Professor, University of Missouri &#8211; Plant Science Unit *Presented at the 2003 Washington State Graziers\u2019 Conference; October 30, 2003As the cost of producing hay continues to escalate, the importance of extending&amp;hellip;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>May 5, 2016<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/stockpiling-forages\/\">Stockpiling Forages<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStockpiling refers to the practice of selecting certain pastures in the late summer where forages are saved or stockpiled for grazing at a later time. These pastures are then managed with the intent of using them late in the season for winter grazing. These stockpiled forages can extend the grazing season for several more months&hellip;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>May 2, 2016<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t<\/ul>\r\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resource Links (Animal Health)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vetextension.wsu.edu\/\">WSU Veterinary Medicine Extension<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/agr.wa.gov\/departments\/animals-livestock-and-pets\/animal-health\">Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) Animal Health<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hospital.vetmed.wsu.edu\/\">WSU Veterinary&nbsp;Teaching Hospital<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/vetextension.wsu.edu\/\">WSU Veterinary Medicine Extension<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resource Links (General)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ansci.wsu.edu\/\">WSU Department of Animal Sciences<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/agr.wa.gov\/departments\/animals-livestock-and-pets\/livestock\/record-or-renew-a-brand\">Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) Brand Department<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/agr.wa.gov\/departments\/animals-livestock-and-pets\">Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) Animal Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n        <div id=\"cahnrs-back-to-top\" class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top\" hidden aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            <a id=\"cahnrs-back-to-top-btn\" class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__btn\" href=\"#product-top\" aria-label=\"Back to top\">\n                <span class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2191<\/span>\n                <span class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__label\">Back to top<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Resource Links (Animal Health) WSU Veterinary Medicine Extension Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) Animal Health WSU Veterinary\u00a0Teaching Hospital WSU Veterinary Medicine Extension Resource Links (General) WSU Department of Animal Sciences Washington State&amp;hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":890,"parent":45,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_expiration_date":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2049,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions\/2049"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}