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Taylor Grussing

SDSU Extension Cow/Calf Field Specialist

605-688-2500

SDSU Extension Mitchell Regional Center
1425 S. Burr St. Unit 1
Mitchell, SD 57301

Taylor supports the citizens of South Dakota in her role as an SDSU Extension Cow/Calf Field Specialist based in Mitchell.

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Mitchell Regional Center
Also by Taylor Grussing
Group of cattle grazing cornstalks along a wire fenceline.

Tips for Grazing Standing Corn

If combines hit the fields and yields are less than desirable, grazing standing corn may be an option to reduce harvest and livestock feed costs.

Are you harvesting your corn the correct way? Tips to Graze Standing Corn

In this episode of Cattle HQ, Taylor Grussing, SDSU Extension Cow/Calf Field Specialist sits down with Doug Sieck, 4th generation rancher from Selby, SD shares with us some tips on getting cows to feed themselves a good ration at an economical price by grazing standing corn.

Red beef cattle grazing cornstalks in a harvested field Pierre, South Dakota.

Corn Residue Grazing and Rental Rate Considerations

Crop residue makes excellent fall forage for cattle and helps prevent volunteer corn in fields the following growing season. With many corn fields around, farmers and ranchers can work together and find a way to use residue grazing for adding soil nutrients and gaining feed access that benefits each party, respectively.