Forages

• General Forage Information
• Tall Fescue as a Forage
• Alfalfa Production
• Hay Market Prices

Forage and Weed I.D. and Information

• How to order Common Grasses of Nebraska
  This 122 page book has illustrations and descriptions of grasses and grass-like plants found in Nebraska
• Range Grasses of Kansas Kansas State University - 25 pages
• Forage Use and Identification Guide  University of Kentucky
• Grass and Grasslike Plants Noble Foundation 
• Weed and some forage plants Id Illinois Council on Food and Agricultural Research
• Rutgers University
• Grass and Grasslike Plants
• Common Weed Seedlings of Michigan
• Nebraska Noxious Weeds 

University of Nebraska Forage Publications

• UNL Forage Publications Index
• The Use and Pricing of Drought-Stressed Corn 
• Weed Control on CRP Acres, G1900 
• Harvesting Crop Residues value of nutrients removed and erosion
• Annual Forages for the Nebraska Panhandle, G1527  
• Perennial Forages for Irrigated Pasture, G1502
• Certified Perennial Grass Varieties Recommended for Nebr, EC 120
• Selecting Alfalfa Varieties for Nebraska, EC153
• Seeding Alfalfa, G1456
• Grazing Alfalfa, G1393
• Establishing Dryland Forage Grasses, G1705
• Switchgrass, Big Bluestem, and Indiangrass for Grazing and Hay, G1908
• Irrigation Management and Crop Characteristics of Alfalfa, G1778  
• Controlling Winter Annual Brome in Pastures with Herbicides Crop Watch Newsletter

Univeristy of Nebraska Pasture Management Publications

• Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management page
• Strategies for Range Beef Cattle Producers in Arid Environments Following Drought, NF584
• Grazing Crop Residues With Beef Cattle,EC278
• Water Development Costs for Grazing Livestock, EC821
• Fences and Livestock Water for Pastures under Center Pivot Irrigation, G581
• Costs of Cattle Fencing for Grazing Areas, EC830
• Integrated Management of Eastern Redcedar, EC186
• Conducting a Prescribed Burn on Warm Season-Grass CRP sites, G1649
• Conducting a Prescribed Burn and Burning Checklist, EC-121
• Grassland Management with Prescribed Fire, EC148
• The Use and Pricing of Drought-Stressed Corn 
• Windrow Grazing, G1616
• Blending Grains and Feedstuffs - How to Figure the Proper Proportions , G1500
• Calibration of Sprayers (Also Seeders), G1511

UNL in Lancaster County Resources

• Managing Grass Pastures in Lancaster County Nebraska  In-house fact sheet
• St. Johnswort: Identification, Mangement & Control  In-house fact sheet 
• Nitrogen Sources  In-house fact sheet
• Sprayer Nozzle Tip Selection  In-house fact sheet
• Calibrating hand-held sprayers
• Land Measure Acre, Hectare, Rod, & Chain  In-house fact sheet
• Answers to Questions About Liming Acid Soils  In-house fact sheet

Publications from other Midwestern Land Grant Universities

Kansas State University

• KSU Publications - Forage Publications located under Crops
• Emergency and Supplemental Forages
• Establishing Native Grasses
• Nitrate and Prussic Acid Toxicity in Forage
• Smooth Brome Production and Utilization
• Summer Annual Forages
• Triticale in Kansas
• Stocking Rate and Grazing Management
• Sericea Lespedeza: History, Characteristics, and Identification

University of Missouri

• Index of Forage Publications
• Establishing Forages
• Orchardgrass
• Red Clover
• White, Ladino and Sweet Clover
• Birdsfoot Trefoil
• Reed Canarygrass, Ryegrass and Garrison Creeping Foxtail
• Eastern Gamagrass
• Smooth Bromegrass
• Warm-Season Annual Forage Crops
• Big Bluestem, Indiangrass and Switchgrass

Iowa State University - Searchable Index

Tall Fescue as a Forage Source, What You Should Know

University of Missouri

• Tall Fescue
• Tall Fescue Toxicosis
• Tall Fescue Toxicosis and Management - Detailed Resource on Fescue Endophyte toxicosis and management.

University of Kentucky

• Tall Fescue in Kentucky
• Tall Fescue Identification Guide
• Understanding Endophyte-Infected Tall Fescue and Its Effect on Broodmares
• Sampling for the Tall Fescue Endophyte in Pastures and Hay Stands
• Alternatives for Fungus-Infected Tall Fescue

Kansas State University

• Tall Fescue Production and Utilization
• Fall-applied Herbicides for Eliminating Endophyte-infested Fescue
• Seed Production Mangement for Bromegrass and Tall Fescue
• Tall Fescue Cultivars in Southeastern Kansas

Extension Alfalfa Production Information

University of Nebraska Variety Testing - Alfalfa

• 2008 - UNL Alfalfa Variety Test Results
• 2007 - UNL Alfalfa Variety Test Results
• 2006 - UNL Alfalfa Variety Test Results
• 2005 - UNL Alfalfa Variety Test Results
• 2004 - UNL Alfalfa Variety Test Results
• 2003 - UNL Alfalfa Variety Test Results
• 2002 - UNL Alfalfa Variety Test Results

Kansas State University

• Kansas State - Alfalfa Production Handbook

University of Missouri

• Alfalfa
• Managing Manure on Alfalfa Hay
• Alfalfa Analyst (abstract only)

Hay Market Information

• USDA Kansas Hay Report
• USDA Nebraska/Iowa/SW Minnesota Hay Review
• Internet Hay Exchange
• Nebraska Alfalfa Marketing Association

NOTE: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension is in the process of switching all resources to Web-only publications. Many titles are currently under review or revision and will be reposted as soon as available.

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