MANHATTAN, Kan. – A team of Kansas State University watershed specialists have revised a publication with tips on how to safeguard the state’s water resources while providing grazing animals with the water they need. Continue reading “K-State Releases Guidelines for On-Farm Alternative Water Sources”
Tag: water quality
Clean winter feeding sites to reduce stable fly pressure
By Joel DeRouchey, Environmental Management Specialist
To provide protection for cows and calves during the winter and early spring months, temporary feeding sites are often used. While these sites can be used effectively, manure accumulation occurs in the areas around where they are fed over those months. There are several reasons for cleaning the manure from these sites but the most important is to lower the impact of nutrient and fecal bacteria runoff to surface water and reducing stable fly production. Continue reading “Clean winter feeding sites to reduce stable fly pressure”
Monitor Ponds for Blue Green Algae
by A.J. Tarpoff, DVM, MS; extension veterinarian
Blue green algae blooms are an issue that usually gets discussed this time of year. Calm, sunny, dry, and hot days of summer create ideal conditions for blue green algae to thrive in our livestock ponds. Blue green algae occurrence is sporadic making its threat unpredictable. Despite its name, these blooms are not algae, but a cyanobacteria. Some of these cyanobacteria produce and release dangerous toxins that are of major concern for our livestock.
