Month: December 2024

The livestock industry is one of the most important agricultural activities in the Southeast. Over the years, educational efforts have focused on improved management practices to optimize forage and animal production to reduce production costs due to the fluctuations of input prices. In recent years, there has been increasing interest in sustainable production intensification on […]

Cover crops are annual plants that can be used to improve soil quality and health during the non-harvesting season of cash crops.  Cover crops promote soil coverage, suppress weeds, recycle soil nutrients, and reduce erosion, pests and diseases, while increasing soil organic matter.  They also reduce nutrient runoff and leaching. Cover crops encompass grasses, legumes […]

There are multiple factors affecting a horses’ diet nutritional requirements,  including type of work and physiological state of the animal. Meeting the nutritional requirements using forage-based diets can be difficult, therefore, it is important to properly balance their diets and include high-quality forages, when possible. In the absence of available pastures for grazing, horse owners […]