{"id":800,"date":"2018-11-08T16:08:19","date_gmt":"2018-11-08T21:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/plowpoints\/?p=800"},"modified":"2018-11-08T16:10:16","modified_gmt":"2018-11-08T21:10:16","slug":"strategies-for-poor-quality-forage-management-in-georgia-cow-herds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/plowpoints\/2018\/11\/strategies-for-poor-quality-forage-management-in-georgia-cow-herds\/","title":{"rendered":"Strategies for Poor-Quality Forage Management in Georgia Cow Herds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ever heard the saying &#8220;a cow can starve with a full belly&#8221;? Well, it&#8217;s very possible if you are not providing the\u00a0nutrient requirements for your cattle. They can eat until they&#8217;re\u00a0about to &#8220;pop,&#8221;\u00a0but still be hungry for the nutrients they need to do their job.\u00a0\u00a0With the excessive rains\u00a0May through July\u00a0followed by a drought this past August,\u00a0some hay crops were less than desirable. I\u00a0 recommend testing your forages.\u00a0Call your local extension\u00a0agent for recommended tests.\u00a0If you don&#8217;t know what nutrients\u00a0are in your hay, then you can&#8217;t supplement correctly to make sure you are helping your cattle work for you not against you.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/plowpoints\/2018\/11\/strategies-for-poor-quality-forage-management-in-georgia-cow-herds\/strategies-for-poor-quality-forage-mgmt-in-ga-cow-herds_page_1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-802\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-802\" src=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/plowpoints\/files\/2018\/11\/Strategies-for-Poor-Quality-Forage-Mgmt-in-GA-Cow-Herds_Page_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/plowpoints\/files\/2018\/11\/Strategies-for-Poor-Quality-Forage-Mgmt-in-GA-Cow-Herds_Page_1.jpg 791w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/plowpoints\/files\/2018\/11\/Strategies-for-Poor-Quality-Forage-Mgmt-in-GA-Cow-Herds_Page_1-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/plowpoints\/files\/2018\/11\/Strategies-for-Poor-Quality-Forage-Mgmt-in-GA-Cow-Herds_Page_1-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/plowpoints\/files\/2018\/11\/Strategies-for-Poor-Quality-Forage-Mgmt-in-GA-Cow-Herds_Page_1-107x138.jpg 107w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/plowpoints\/2018\/11\/strategies-for-poor-quality-forage-management-in-georgia-cow-herds\/strategies-for-poor-quality-forage-mgmt-in-ga-cow-herds_page_2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-803\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-803\" src=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/plowpoints\/files\/2018\/11\/Strategies-for-Poor-Quality-Forage-Mgmt-in-GA-Cow-Herds_Page_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/plowpoints\/files\/2018\/11\/Strategies-for-Poor-Quality-Forage-Mgmt-in-GA-Cow-Herds_Page_2.jpg 791w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/plowpoints\/files\/2018\/11\/Strategies-for-Poor-Quality-Forage-Mgmt-in-GA-Cow-Herds_Page_2-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/plowpoints\/files\/2018\/11\/Strategies-for-Poor-Quality-Forage-Mgmt-in-GA-Cow-Herds_Page_2-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/plowpoints\/files\/2018\/11\/Strategies-for-Poor-Quality-Forage-Mgmt-in-GA-Cow-Herds_Page_2-107x138.jpg 107w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/plowpoints\/2018\/11\/strategies-for-poor-quality-forage-management-in-georgia-cow-herds\/strategies-for-poor-quality-forage-mgmt-in-ga-cow-herds_page_3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-804\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-804\" src=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/plowpoints\/files\/2018\/11\/Strategies-for-Poor-Quality-Forage-Mgmt-in-GA-Cow-Herds_Page_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/plowpoints\/files\/2018\/11\/Strategies-for-Poor-Quality-Forage-Mgmt-in-GA-Cow-Herds_Page_3.jpg 791w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/plowpoints\/files\/2018\/11\/Strategies-for-Poor-Quality-Forage-Mgmt-in-GA-Cow-Herds_Page_3-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/plowpoints\/files\/2018\/11\/Strategies-for-Poor-Quality-Forage-Mgmt-in-GA-Cow-Herds_Page_3-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/plowpoints\/files\/2018\/11\/Strategies-for-Poor-Quality-Forage-Mgmt-in-GA-Cow-Herds_Page_3-107x138.jpg 107w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/plowpoints\/2018\/11\/strategies-for-poor-quality-forage-management-in-georgia-cow-herds\/strategies-for-poor-quality-forage-mgmt-in-ga-cow-herds_page_4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-805\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-805\" src=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/plowpoints\/files\/2018\/11\/Strategies-for-Poor-Quality-Forage-Mgmt-in-GA-Cow-Herds_Page_4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/plowpoints\/files\/2018\/11\/Strategies-for-Poor-Quality-Forage-Mgmt-in-GA-Cow-Herds_Page_4.jpg 791w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/plowpoints\/files\/2018\/11\/Strategies-for-Poor-Quality-Forage-Mgmt-in-GA-Cow-Herds_Page_4-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/plowpoints\/files\/2018\/11\/Strategies-for-Poor-Quality-Forage-Mgmt-in-GA-Cow-Herds_Page_4-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/plowpoints\/files\/2018\/11\/Strategies-for-Poor-Quality-Forage-Mgmt-in-GA-Cow-Herds_Page_4-107x138.jpg 107w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever heard the saying &#8220;a cow can starve with a full belly&#8221;? Well, it&#8217;s very possible if you are not providing the\u00a0nutrient requirements for your cattle. They can eat until they&#8217;re\u00a0about to &#8220;pop,&#8221;\u00a0but still be hungry for the nutrients they need to do their job.\u00a0\u00a0With the excessive rains\u00a0May through July\u00a0followed by a drought this past [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":217,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/plowpoints\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/plowpoints\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/plowpoints\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/plowpoints\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/217"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/plowpoints\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=800"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/plowpoints\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/800\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":807,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/plowpoints\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/800\/revisions\/807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/plowpoints\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/plowpoints\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/plowpoints\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}