• Alfalfa
• Alfalfa Management Guide (NCR 547)
• Grazing Alfalfa (University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension)
• Alternative Annual Forages (IBC 0136)
• Alternatives for Reducing Forage Acres (IBC 07-08)
• Costs Associated with Alternative Grazing Systems (IBC 07-07)
• Cover Crops
• Annual Cool Season Forages for Late-Fall or Early-Spring Double Crop (University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension)
• Herbicide Use May Restrict Grazing Options for Cover Crops (CROP 3082)
• Spring Grazing Cover Crops (ISU, Iowa Learning Farms)
• Grazing Down Corn (IBC)
• Intercropping Winter Cereal Grains and Red Clover (PM 2025)
• Making the Switch to Baleage (IBCR 0202)
• Nitrate Toxicity (IBC 50)
• Short-term and Supplemental Forages (IBC 07-09)

Ethanol Coproducts for Beef Cattle series

• Avoiding Negative Effects of High Dietary Sulfur (IBCR 200F)
• Distillers Grains for Beef Cows (IBCR 200D)
• Factors Affecting the Economics of Coproducts in Cattle Rations (IBCR 200C)
• Handling and Storage Considerations (IBCR 200E)
• The Process and Products (IBCR 200A)
• The Changing Distillers Grains for Feedlot Cattle (IBCR 200B)

Feeding Coproducts to Beef Cattle

• Biofuels Coproducts in Animal Feeds (University of Minnesota)
• Corn Coproduct Feeding Manuals (Nebraska Corn Board and University of Nebraska–Lincoln)
• Directory of Coproducts, Prices, and Values (University of Missouri Extension)
• Distillers Grains Supplementation Study Factsheet (IBC 08-01
• Using Distillers Grains in Alternative Cow-calf Production Systems (IBC 43)

Resources in Iowa

• Distillers & Biorefinery Products Table (Distillers Grain Technology Council)
• Iowa Corn Promotion Board (website)
• Renewable Fuels Association (website)
• United States Ethanol Biorefinery Locations (Renewable Fuels Association)

Tools and Calculators

• Byproduct Feed Prices (University of Missouri website)
• Corn Coproduct Value Calculator for Finishing Cattle (excel)
• Feedlot Cattle Phosphorous and Nitrogen Excretion Calculator (excel)
• Sulfur Calculator in Total Diet (excel)

Conferences

• Iowa-Wisconsin Silage Conference Proceedings (2018)
• Silage for Beef-Small Grains 2022 conference videos (13) (sponsored by Iowa Beef Center, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, University of Nebraska—Lincoln and Lallemand Animal Nutrition)
• Silage for Beef Cattle 2020 webinar series (provided through partnership of Iowa Beef Center, University of Nebraska—Lincoln and Lallemand Animal Nutrition)
  • The Impacts of Dry Weather and Limited Water on Silage Production (video, 1:02:07) Jourdan Bell of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and Research
  • Making Silage Under Adverse Conditions (video, 1:02:49) Renato Schmidt with Lallemand Animal Nutrition in Technical Services-Forage
  • Tips and Tricks for Silage Pile Construction (video, 0:55:18) Becky Arnold with Lallemand Animal Nutrition
  • Silage Feeding and Management for Beef Cattle in the Current Environment (video, 1:04:21) Galen Erickson with University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• Silage for Beef Cattle 2020 podcast series hosted by University of Nebraska-Lincoln (provided through partnership of Iowa Beef Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Lallemand Animal Nutrition)
  • The Impacts of Dry Weather and Limited Water on Silage Production (podcast) Jourdan Bell of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and Research, hosted by Aaron Berger of UNL
  • Making Silage Under Adverse Conditions (podcast) Renato Schmidt with Lallemand Animal Nutrition in Technical Services-Forage, hosted by Aaron Berger of UNL
  • Building Silage Piles (podcast) Becky Arnold with Lallemand Animal Nutrition, hosted by Aaron Berger of UNL
  • Related Producer Perspectives podcasts
  • Silage Feeding and Management for Beef Cattle in the Current Environment (podcast) Galen Erickson with University of Nebraska—Lincoln
  • Related Producer Prospect Podcasts
    • Harvesting, Storing and Feeding Corn Silage (podcast) David Rueber with Innovative Ag Services, hosted by Aaron Berger of UNL
    • Harvesting, Storing and Feeding Corn Silage (podcast) Trey Patterson with Padlock Ranch, hosted by Aaron Berger of UNL

Economics

• Ag Decision Maker Decision Tools: Crop Decisions
• Crop and Livestock Land Use Analyzer: A Tool to Compare Land Use Alternatives (Ag Decision Maker C1-15)
• Estimated Costs of Crop Production in Iowa (Ag Decision Maker A1-20)

Harvest and Storage

• Determining Moisture of Immature Corn Silage (Recovery 14)
• Down Corn Silage Harvesting and Considerations (UW-Madison and IBC)
• Ensiling Process and Additives (PM 417H)
• Making the Switch to Baleage (IBCR 202)
• Making Quality Corn Silage (Iowa Beef Center, ISU)
• Silage Zone (Pioneer website)
• Team Forage (University of Wisconsin Extension website)
• Use of Corn Silage in Feedlot Diets (video)

Production

• First Fall Frost and Freeze (ISU)
• Selecting Forage Species (PM 1792)