Dr. Gary BatesDepartment Head and Professor, Plant SciencesDirector, UT Beef & Forage CenterP: 865-974-7324 Later this afternoon I will be heading down to Chattanooga to watch my son’s high school…
Forage Management: Keep Pushing Forward
Forage Management: Dr. G’s Advice Column
Dr. Gary BatesDepartment Head and Professor, Plant SciencesDirector, UT Beef & Forage CenterP: 865-974-7324 Dear Dr. G – My soil test results showed my hayfield had a pH of 5.7…
Forage Management: I’m Headed to Nashville
Dr. Gary BatesDepartment Head and Professor, Plant SciencesDirector, UT Beef & Forage CenterP: 865-974-7324 Sometimes I get inspired to write songs. Maybe it’s because I live in Tennessee and go…
Forage Management: It’s Just Chemistry
Dr. Gary BatesDepartment Head and Professor, Plant SciencesDirector, UT Beef & Forage CenterP: 865-974-7324 One of the topics we spend a lot of time on is soil fertility and the…
Forage Management: My Aching Back
Dr. Gary BatesDepartment Head and Professor, Plant SciencesDirector, UT Beef & Forage CenterP: 865-974-7324 As I have gotten older, there are a few aches and pains that show up every…
Forage Management: When You’re Hot You’re Hot
Dr. Gary BatesDepartment Head and Professor, Plant SciencesDirector, UT Beef & Forage CenterP: 865-974-7324 There was this old farm truck we had that didn’t have a very good radio. But…
Forage Management: Grass-fed Beef
Dr. Gary BatesDepartment Head and Professor, Plant SciencesDirector, UT Beef & Forage CenterP: 865-974-7324 Over the course of the last couple of decades there has been an increased interest in…
Forage Management: Sometimes You’re Too Close
Dr. Gary BatesDepartment Head and Professor, Plant SciencesDirector, UT Beef & Forage CenterP: 865-974-7324 There is a picture hanging in the living room at our house. When my kids were…
Forage Management: Stand Loss
Dr. Gary BatesDepartment Head and Professor, Plant SciencesDirector, UT Beef & Forage CenterP: 865-974-7324 The other day I was with an Extension agent visiting a beef cattle farm, looking at…
Forage Management: Shortcuts or Longcuts
Dr. Gary BatesDepartment Head and Professor, Plant SciencesDirector, UT Beef & Forage CenterP: 865-974-7324 There has always been a lot of travel with my job as forage specialist. It is…
