NC1181: Optimizing land use for beef cattle production

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10/10/2019

10/13/2020

Abstracts/Posters/Professional Presentations (Bold = authors from multiple states)



  1. Widder, E.K., D. Redfearn, R. Mitchell, M. Schmer, V. Jin, J. Parsons, and M. Drewnoski. 2020. Economic sustainability of a perennial grass system grazed by stocker cattle. In Annual Meetings Abstracts Society for Range Management, Littleton, CO.

  2. Tonon Rosa, A., S. Koeshall, C. Creech, K. L. Glewen, D. D. Redfearn, M. E. Drewnoski, R. Werle, and S. Stepanovic. 2019. Double Cropping Field Pea with Short Season Crops, Forages, and Cover Crops in Eastern Nebraska. ASA-CSSA-SSSA.

  3. D. D. Redfearn, M. E. Drewnoski, A. Johnson and J. Parsons. 2019. Seeding Rates for Oats and Brassica Mixtures. ASA-CSSA-SSSA.

  4. Widder, E., D. D. Redfearn, R. B. Mitchell, M. R. Schmer, V. L. Jin, J. Parsons, and M. E. Drewnoski. 2019. Evaluating the Economic Sustainability of Grazing Stocker Cattle on Marginally Productive Cropland. ASA-CSSA-SSSA.

  5. Proctor, C. A., L. E. L. E. Haramoto, A. J. McMechan, C. Sciarresi, W. Looker, J. Wehrbein, S. R. Everhart, M. S. Cortasa, D. D. Redfearn, M. Drewnoski, and R. W. Elmore. 2019. Impact of Planting Date on Fall Seeding Cover Crops Biomass Production in the Midwest and Upper Midsouth. ASA-CSSA-SSSA.

  6. Brinton, M. M., B. H. Hansen, K. M. Ulmer, Z. E. Carlson, F. H. Hilscher, M. E. Drewnoski., and J. C. MacDonald. 2019. Forage production and calf gains when grazing oats following corn harvest. TAS. 3 (Suppl 1): 1641–1645. https://doi.org/10.1093/tas/txz046

  7. George, B., H. Hillhouse, B.E. Anderson, and J.A. Guretzky. 2018. Establishment of interseeded annual warm-season grasses in smooth bromegrass pastures. In 2018 ASA and CSSA Meeting Abstracts [Online]. Available at https://scisoc.confex.com/scisoc/2018am/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/113271 (verified 14 Feb. 2020).

  8.   Guretzky, J. Volesky, M. Stephenson, K.R. Harmoney, and J.L. Moyer. 2019. Interseeding annual forage grasses into pastureland – forage production. Abstract [Online]. 2019 ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting, 10-13 Nov., San Antonio, TX. Available at https://scisoc.confex.com/scisoc/2019am/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/121803 (verified 9 Oct. 2020).

  9. Harms, T, J. Volesky, M. Stephenson. 2020. Influence of early-season burning and grazing on subirrigated Sandhill meadow forage production. Abstracts of the 2020 Society for Range Management Annual Meetings. Denver, CO.

  10. Dunn, Cheryl, Jessica Milby, Walt Schacht, and Jerry D. Volesky. 2020. Effect of Grazing Strategies on Botanical Composition in the Nebraska Sandhills. P. 51. Proc.: 73rd Annual Meeting, Society for Range Management, Denver, CO.

    1. Farney, J. K. 2020. Effects of feeding spices on heifer gains and potential as tick management. Midwest ASAS. https://www.eventscribe.com/2020/ASASMidwest/searchGlobal.asp




 12. Toothaker, E. and J. K. Farney. 2020. Evaluation of two burning dates and addition of spices on stocker cattle gains on tallgrass native range. Midwest ASAS. https://www.eventscribe.com/2020/ASASMidwest/searchGlobal.asp


Journal Articles (Bold = authors from multiple states)


Guretzky, J.A, J.D. Volesky, M.B. Stephenson, K.R. Harmoney, and J.L. Moyer. 2020a. Interseeding Annual Warm-Season Grasses into Temperate Pasturelands – Forage Accumulation and Composition. Agronomy Journal. https://DOI.org/10.1002/agj2.20250


Guretzky, J.A, J.D. Volesky, M.B. Stephenson, K.R. Harmoney, and J.L. Moyer. 2020. Interseeding Annual Warm-Season Grasses into Temperate Pasturelands – Forage Quality. In review with Agronomy Journal.


Lenz, M.E., J. K. Farney, R. J. Kern, C. E. Orvis and M. E. Drewnoski. 2019. Nitrate toxicity in annual forages: survey of beef producer perspectives and samples submitted to a commercial testing laboratory in Nebraska. Applied Animal Science. 35:455-463. https://doi.org/10.15232/aas.2019-01865


Blanco-Canqui, H., S.J. Ruis, C.A. Proctor, C.F. Creech, M.E. Drewnoski, and D.D. Redfearn. 2020. Harvesting cover crops for biofuel and livestock production: Another ecosystems service? Agronomy Journal https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20165.


Conway, A. C., Z. Carlson, F. Hilscher, J. C. MacDonald, T. J. Klopfenstein, M. E. Drewnoski. 2020. Effect of ammoniation and harvest method on waste and consumption of corn residue bales fed to cows in a round bale feeder. Translational Animal Science. 4: 901-909. https://doi.org/10.1093/tas/txaa047


Pflueger, N., D. D. Redfearn, J. D. Volesky, R. Bolze, M. B. Stephenson. 2020. Influence of oat and spring pea mixtures on forage characteristics in different environments. Agronomy Journal 112:1911-1920. 


Guretzky, J., M. Mamo, W. Schacht, J. Volesky, and A. Wingeyer. 2020b. Mob grazing increases trampling but not litter deposition on a Nebraska Sandhills meadow. Crop, Forage and Turfgrass Management. https://doi.org/10.1002/cft2.20047


Blanco-Canqui, H., M. Drewnoski, J, MacDonald, D, Redfearn, J. Parsons, G. Lesoing, and T. Williams. 2020. Does cover crop grazing damage soils and reduce crop yield? Agrosystems, Geosystems, and Environment 2020; e20102. https://doi.org/10.1002/agg2-20102


Koehler-Cole, K., S.E. Everhart, Y. Gu, C.A. Proctor, M. Marroquin-Guzman, D.D. Redfearn, and R.E. Elmore. 2020. Is allelopathy from winter cover crops impacting row crops? Agriculture and Environmental Letters 2020; 5:e20015. https://doi.org/10.1002/ael2.20015


La Vallie, M., J.A. Guretzky, W.H. Schacht, and D.D. Redfearn. 2020. Alfalfa establishment with sorghum-sudangrass as a companion crop. Agrosystems, Geosystems, and Environment 2020; 3:e20044. https://doi.org/10.1002/agg2.20044


Smart, A.J., D. Redfearn, R. Mitchell, T. Wang, C. Zilverberg, P.J. Bauman, J.D. Derner, J. Walker, and C. Wright. 2020. Integration of crop-livestock systems: An opportunity to protect grasslands from conversion to cropland in the US Great Plains. Rangeland Ecology & Management. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2019.12.007


Smart, A. J., K. Harmoney, J. D. Scasta, M. B. Stephenson, J. D. Volesky, L. T. Vermeire, J. C. Mosley, K. Sedivec, M. Meehan, T. Haigh, J. D. Derner, M. P. McClaran. 2019. Critical decision dates for drought management in the central and northern Great Plains rangelands. Rangeland Ecology and Management. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1550742419300739


Extension Research Reports/Publications


Brinton, M. M., B. H. Hansen, K. M. Ulmer, Z. E. Carlson, F. H. Hilscher, M. E. Drewnoski and J. C. MacDonald. 2020. Forage Production and Calf Gains When Grazing Oats Following Corn Harvest. MP107: 35-37.


Klopfenstein, T., J. Parsons, M. Drewnoski, J. MacDonald and A. Watson. Economics of Yearling Systems. 2020. MP107:31-34.


Stephenson, M. and N. Pflueger. Grazing Annual Forage and Cover Crops in Nebraska. 2020. https://nebraskagrazinglands.org/Programs/Grazing-Cover-Crops-Project


Stephenson, M. and K. Mollet. What should my pastures look like: Interpreting rangeland monitoring data. 2020. https://spark.adobe.com/page/EkDaaEdOVwCXG/


Harmoney, Keith R. and Jaeger, John R. (2020) "An Efficient Stocking Strategy for Grazing Replacement Heifers," Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports: Vol. 6: Iss. 3. https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.7898


 


Harmoney, Keith R. and Jaeger, John R. (2020) "Using Modified Intensive Early Stocking for Cow/Calf Production," Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports: Vol. 6: Iss. 3. https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.7899


 


Farney, J. K. 2020. Spices fed to growing heifers on bromegrass result in increased gains with some effects on tick populations. Kansas Ag. Exp. Stat. Res. Report. Vol. 6: Iss. 4. https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.7907


Farney, J. K. (2020) "Evaluating Stocker Steer Gains on Tallgrass Native Range with Two Burn Dates and Spices in Mineral," Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports: Vol. 6: Iss. 2. https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.7885


Extension publications (peer-reviewed)


Drewnoski. M. 2019. Frequently Asked Questions about Grazing Corn Residue Fields with Excessive Downed Corn. BeefWatch Electronic Newsletter. November.


George, B., H. Hillhouse, B. Anderson, and J. Guretzky. 2019. Variables affecting establishment of sorghum-sudangrass in smooth bromegrass pastures. Cropwatch [Online]. UNL Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources. IANR Media. Available at https://cropwatch.unl.edu/2019/variables-affecting-establishment-sorghum-sudangrass-smooth-bromegrass-pastures (verified 14 Feb. 2020).


Wilke, K. 2020. Managing Cows through dry conditions. Beefwatch electronic newsletter (Objective 4,5). https://beef.unl.edu/beefwatch/2020/managing-cows-through-dry-conditions


Wilke, K. 2020. Sugar beet pulp shortage and alternative energy sources for beef cattle. Beefwatch electronic newsletter (Objective 4,5). https://beef.unl.edu/beefwatch/2020/sugar-beet-pulp-shortage-and-alternative-energy-sources-beef-cattle


Wilke, K. 2020. Will feeding silage to my lactating cows give my calves scours? Beefwatch electronic newsletter (Objective 4,5). https://beef.unl.edu/beefwatch/2020/will-feeding-silage-lactating-cows-give-my-calves-scours


Redfearn, D., J. Parsons, and M. Drewnoski. 2020. Market your Crop residue using the Crop rResidue Exchange. CropWatch Electronic Newsletter, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (September 24, 2020).https://cropwatch.unl.edu/tags/crop-residue-exchange


Redfearn, D., N. Mueller, and M. Drewnoski. 2020. Harvesting soybeans for hay or silage. CropWatch Electronic Newsletter, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (September 4, 2020).https://cropwatch.unl.edu/2020/harvesting-soybeans-hay-or-silage


Parsons, J., D. Redfearn, M. Drewnoski, and R. Tigner. 2020. Estimating a fair value for standing forage. CropWatch Electronic Newsletter, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (July 31, 2020).https://cropwatch.unl.edu/2020/estimating-fair-value-standing-forage


Parsons, J., D. Redfearn, M. Drewnoski, and R. Tigner. 2020. Estimating a fair value for standing forage. Cornhusker Economics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (July 29, 2020).https://agecon.unl.edu/cornhusker-economics/2020/Estimating-Fair-Value-Standing-Forage


Drewnoski, M., and D. Redfearn. 2020. Reducing nitrate concerns when grazing forage cover crops. CropWatch Electronic Newsletter, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (July 22, 2020).https://cropwatch.unl.edu/2018/reducing-nitrate-concerns-when-grazing-forage-cover-crops


Mueller, N., G. Lesoing, M. Taylor, J. Rees, D. Redfearn, and B. Anderson. 2020. Freeze damage to alfalfa. CropWatch Electronic Newsletter, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (April 15, 2020).https://cropwatch.unl.edu/2020/freeze-damage-alfalfa


Mollet, K., J. Milby, M. Stephenson. 2020. Pollinators and Nebraska Rangelands. UNL BeefWatch. July 2020. https://beef.unl.edu/beefwatch/2020/pollinators-and-nebraska-rangelands


Stephenson, M., B. Beckman, J. Volesky. 2020. Flooded Sandhills subirrigated meadows and upland sites. UNL BeefWatch. May 2020. https://beef.unl.edu/beefwatch/2020/flooded-sandhills-subirrigated-meadows-and-upland-sites


Beckman, B., M. Stephenson. 2020. Targeted grazing to manage cheatgrass. UNL BeefWatch. April 2020. https://beef.unl.edu/beefwatch/2020/targeted-grazing-manage-cheatgrass


Harms, T., M. Stephenson. 2020. Early season burning and grazing on subirrigated Sandhills meadows. “The Researcher” Gudmundsen Sandhills Lab Newsletter. April 2020. https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/westcentral/highlighted-research/


Stephenson, M., K. Mollet. 2020. What should my pastures look like? Interpreting rangeland monitoring data. UNL BeefWatch. April 2020. https://beef.unl.edu/beefwatch/2020/what-should-my-pastures-look-interpreting-rangeland-monitoring-data


Webinars/Videos and URL for online access


Perman, L., M.E. Drewnoski and K. Johnson. 2020. Optimizing your operation-Legumes, Crop Residues and Cover Crops. NCBA cattlemen’s webinar series. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8nNAIKMAxg&list=PLsDMBXSb2jYcUGaCNrQ09f0JxDJXJQu24&index=2&t=0s


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

10/11/2021

10/06/2022

10/13/2023

Abstracts/Posters/Professional Presentations



  1. Rodriques, A. C., Volesky, D. Redfearn, K. Harmoney, M. Stephenson. Differences in oat forage production with different nitrogen and seeding rates across multiple locations. 2023 American Agronomy Society meetings, St. Louis, Mo


Journal Articles



  1. Stephenson, M. B., T. M. Grijalva, D. Volesky, T. Mulliniks. 2023. Grazing subirrigated meadow regrowth influences subsequent year plant production and nutritive value. Agronomy Journal - Accepted.

  2. Wheeler, K. E., M.S. Most, D.T. Dustin, Parsons, M.E. Drewnoski, and K.H. Wilke. 2023. Effects of Strategic Supplementation of Distillers Grains on Gains and Economic Return of Yearling Cattle Grazing Cool Season Pastures in the Summer. Applied Animal Science. Accepted.

  3. Grabau, M.T., J. C. MacDonald, E. Carlson, and M. E. Drewnoski. 2023. Impact of cattle grazing corn residue in spring on soil and subsequent soybean yield. Agronomy Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.21407


Extension Research Reports/Publications



  1. Davies-Jenkins, S.L., A. Sartin, D. Jakub, Carlson, E. Laborie, J. Arterburn, B. Beckman, B. Schick and M. E. Drewnoski. 2024. Impact of Strip-Grazing Stockpiled Annual/Cover Crop Forages on Carrying Capacity and Animal Performance. Nebraska Beef Report. MP118: 37-41.

  2. Yasuoka, J.I.; Helwig, D.; Powell, W.; Farney, J. K.; Sassenrath, G. F.; Pedreira, B.C. Nutrient management strategies to control broomsedge infestation and improve yield and quality of tall fescue hayfields. Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports, v. 9, n. 2, 2023.

  3. Yasuoka, J.I.; Powell, ; Fick, W.; Pedreira, B.C. Impact of stubble heights on native hay meadows in Southeast Kansas. Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports, v. 9, n. 2, 2023.

  4. Yasuoka, J.I.; Helwig, D.; Fick, W.; Pedreira, B.C. Yield and forage quality on native meadows as affected by burn and fertilization management. Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports, v. 9, n. 2, 2023.

  5. Yasuoka, J.I.; Powell, W.; Fick, W.; Pedreira, B.C. Impact of lime, phosphorus, and potassium on yield and forage quality on native hay meadows in southeast Kansas. Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports, v. 9, n. 2, 2023.

  6. Harmoney, K. and Guretzky, J. 2022. Interseeding Sorghum-Sudangrass into Perennial Cool-Season Western Wheatgrass Pasture. Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports: Vol. 8: Iss. 2. https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.8276

  7. Harmoney, K., and Guretzky. 2022. Interseeding warm-season annual grasses into perennial cool-season western wheatgrass. American Forage and Grassland Council National Meeting Abstracts, Wichita, KS.

  8. Pedreira, B. C., D. Helwig, M. Haywood, K. Farney, and G. Sassenrath. 2022. Bermudagrass Under Different Fertility and Harvest Management Practices. Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports: Vol. 8: Iss. 3. https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.8280

  9. Pedreira, B. C., D. Helwig, M. Haywood,. K. Farney, and G. Sassenrath. 2022. Impact of Fertility and Mowing on Crabgrass Quantity and Quality for Hay Production in Southeast Kansas. Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports: Vol. 8: Iss. 3. https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.8281

  10. Pedreira, B. C., D. Helwig, M. Haywood,. K. Farney, and G. Sassenrath. 2022. Fertilization Management to Improve Stockpiled Tall Fescue in the Fall. Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports: Vol. 8: Iss. 3. https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.8282


Funding (include grants and contracts)



  1. NC SARE Research and Education Grant. Evaluating virtual fences for cattle in regards to water resources, forage management, invasive weed control, and wildlife systems,” $249,998. Lead PI Jaymelynn Farney, Co-PIs Bruno Pedreira and Drew Ricketts. 2022-2025.

  2. Meehan, M., Carlson, C. Byrd, M. Drewnoski, Y. Xiong, J. Parsons, K. Sedivec, and C. Tobin. Grazing Technologies to Enhance Integrated CropLivestock Systems in the Northern Great Plains. 2024-2027. NCR-SARE. $248,102.

  3. Myers, R., V. Ackroyd, M. Bagavathiannan, Bailey, A. Basche, M. Berti, M. Blair, D. Brake, C. Brummer, K. Clark, A. Conway, H. Darby, M. Davis, M. Drewnoski, N. Ehlke, F. Fritschi, A. Gaudin, R. L. Gonzalez, R. Hayes, M. Hendrickson, E. Kladivko, L. Kucek, C. Lowry, R. Milhollin, V. Moore, M. Niles, A. Raturi, C. Reberg-Horton, H. Riday, M. Ryan, M. Stammn, J. Thomas, R. Udawatta, J. Wade and K. Wilson. 2023-2027. Catalyzing cover crop advancement as a climate-smart practice through a national variety improvement and seed production program. USDA-NIFA-AFRI Sustainable Agriculture Systems. $10,000,000.

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