Yield, fencing influence stalk grazing rental rates
Corn stalk acres have long been a source of feed for livestock producers.Grazing corn stalks has numerous benefits for the ground and the cattle. The most obvious is the utilization of corn that fell off the stalk. Not only does this provide an energy source for the cow, but it also helps prevent volunteer corn in the field the following growing season.Cows also return nutrients to the soil as they graze and work some of the residue and manure into the soil.The University of Nebraska and Iowa St
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