Category Archives: Pastures and Forages
4th Annual Grassfed Beef Conference
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is pleased to announce the fourth conference focused on grassfed beef production. Consumer interest in natural, grassfed and organic beef is on the rise. If you’d like to learn more about grassfed beef production and how it’s different, mark your cal-endar for May 29-30, 2014 to be in College Station for this year’s Grassfed Beef Conference. We’re excited about the interest among participants and the outstanding lineup of speakers that will come together for this information-sharing opportunity. As we (hopefully) emerge from the… Read More →
Establishing Winter Forages
Late September-early October is the ideal time for planting cool season annual forages such as annual ryegrass, small grains (rye, wheat or oats) and/or cool season annual legumes. Anytime we are incorporating new forages into our production systems it is important to make sure to match the forage species to your location (soil type, average annual rainfall, intended use, etc). If you have questions about forages appropriate for your area you can contact the Harris County Extension Office. Three methods for establishing cool-season annual grasses include planting into… Read More →