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Grazing hay fields

Hot and dry conditions - both this year and last - have stressed many pastures in the province. This year, some producers are pulling their cattle off pastures 60 to 70 days earlier than usual. Karin Lindquist, forage and beef specialist at the Alberta Ag-Info Centre, outlines grazing hay fields this fall an option to consider to keep livestock out as long as possible.

Interview with Karin Lindquist (3:34 minutes) (1.63 Mb)

 
 
Source : Alberta Ag and Forestry

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