Forage - LiveStock Systems

Forage Utilization

Grazing Management
Cost of Alternative Feeds (06) PDF Format
Hay Production Costs Cut By Proper Use of Legumes or Nitrogen Fertilizer (06) PDF Format
Point Count System for Measuring Ground Cover from Digital Photos (PowerPoint)
The Value of Agricultural Limestone (05) PDF Format Excel Spreadsheet
Horse Pasture Management (05) PDF Format
Pasture Management for Pasture-finished Beef
Calf Performance Related to Pasture Quality and Supplements (PDF format)
Growing and Selling Pasture-Finished Beef: Results of a Nationwide Survey (PDF format)
Pasture Forage Quality in West Virginia (PDF format)
A Falling Plate Meter for Estimating Pasture Forage Mass (PDF format)
Estimating Pasture Forage Mass From Pasture Height (PDF format)
Cut Hay Early to Get the Most Out of Plastic Wrapping (PDF format) - http://www.wvu.edu/~agexten/pubnwsltr/TRIM/5836.pdf
Meeting the Challenges of Pasture-finished Beef (PDF format)
W.Va. Pasture Quality - 1999-2001 Information (PDF Format -31pp)
Pasture-Based Beef Systems for Appalachia Project
Principles of Management-Intensive Grazing	5828
Creep Grazing (03)	5834
Creep Grazing (96)
Principles of Grazing Management (92)	5710
Grazing Systems (92)	5712
Number and Size of Paddocks in a Grazing System (92)	5718
Why Use Management-intense Grazing (MiG)?	5720
Overgrazing Can Hurt Environment, Your Pocketbook
Developing a 12-Month Forage System (92)	5714
Annual Forage Budget - Work Sheet (92)	5716
Forage Budgeting Helps Producers Manage Livestock
A Pasture Plate for Estimating Forage Yield (2-96)	5022
Permanent Pasture Management (96)
Improving Dairy Profitability by Pasture Management
Managing Virginia's Steep Pastureslocal access- (VPI)	418-005
Controlled Grazing of Virginia's Pastures local access- (VPI)	418-012
Pasture Management Bulletin local access- (New York, Darrell L. Emmick)
Controlled Grazing local access- (NC State at Clemson)
Grazing Alfalfa Successfully local access- (Sustainable Farming Connection)
Rational Grazing – University of Kentucky College of Agriculture	id143

Winter Grazing
Manage Winter Feeding System to Meet Livestock Needs local access- (Alberta)
Cattle Winter Sites, Managing for Good Stewardship local access- (Alberta)	420-580-2
Want To Extend Grazing Season?
Extending Grazing Season Reduces Costs
Maximizing Fall and Winter Grazing of Beef Cows and Stocker Cattle local access - (Ohio State)	872
Number and Size of Paddocks in a Grazing System (92)	5718
Virginia Snow Cover Risk & History
West Virginia Snow Cover Risk & History

Fencing
High-Tensile Wire Fencing (NRAES 11) (87)	5742

Watering
Estimating Flow in Streams

Forage Quality
Pasture Forage Quality in West Virginia: An On-Farm Research Report for 1999 to 2001 (06) PDF Format
Harvest and Storage Management Affect Hay Quality (06) PDF Format
The Nutritional Value of Rotationally Grazed Pasture in Jefferson County (PDF)
Anti-Quality Factors in Rangeland and Pastureland Forages local access- University of Idaho-USDA	73
Managing Forages for Animal Production: 1949-1969 History and Research Findings Blaser et. al Res. Bul 45 Va Tech (PDF)
Forage Quality - Protein	5010
Forage Quality - Fiber and Energy	5012
Forage Quality – Minerals	5016
Improving Dairy Profitability by Pasture Management
Using a Forage Test to Identify Improvements in Forage Management	5032

Fescue Endophyte Testing
WVU Soil Test Summary Data
Understanding Forage Analysis Important To Livestock Producers
Sampling Pastures for Nutritive Analysis (PDF format)
Sampling Hay and Haylage (PDF format)
Forage Testing Labs
A Pasture Plate for Estimating Forage Yield (2-96)	5022
Forage Moisture Determination – NRAES 59 (3-93)	5030
Hay Quality - The Foundation for Low Cost Winter Feeding

Hay and Haylage
Proper Handling and Curing of Hay
Hay Quality vs Hay Quantity
Using Hydraulics as a Scale on the Farm (PDF)
Silage and Hay Preservation (NRAES 5)
Hay Round Bale Storage (95)	5760
Hazard Alert! Handling and Storage of Grain and Silage