- Continue to ensure that stock have access to minerals
- Do a soil test before Thanksgiving when they begin charging for the "busy" season
- Apply Nitrogen to cool-season forages
- Now is the time to overseed your cool-season grasses, as well as winter annuals
- Access body condition score on your animals before winter; supplement any thin animals NOW
- Take stock of your hay needs and inventory and arrange to purchase hay if needed. Visit nchayfinder.com.
- Take hay samples to determine your forage quality. Feed your best hay to animals with the highest nutritional needs (lactating, gestating, and growing). Our hay probe is available to borrow to assist you.
- Inspect and trim hooves before the wet, muddy winter season
- Have a Hurricane/storm plan in place. Do you know the highest elevation on your property? Do you have water storage containers for your stock?
September Livestock Tips
(Updated: Sept. 5, 2025, 12:35 p.m.)
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