Rancher Adoption Potential of the Birdsfoot Trefoil Pasture Beef Production System in the Intermountain West

Authors

Kynda Curtis, Utah State University
Zhao Ma, Utah State University
Jennifer MacAdam, Utah State University
Voravee Chakreeyarat, Utah State University

Document Type

Factsheet

Publisher

Utah State University Extension

Publication Date

8-1-2012

Abstract

Beef cattle raised in the western United States spend the majority of their life on rangeland or pasture, eating grasses and forbs, followed by three to four months in a feedlot eating a combination of grain and hay to reach target weight (Norwak 1991).

Recommended Citation

Curtis, Kynda; Ma, Zhao; MacAdam, Jennifer; and Chakreeyarat, Voravee, "Rancher Adoption Potential of the Birdsfoot Trefoil Pasture Beef Production System in the Intermountain West" (2012). All Current Publications. Paper 1372.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/extension_curall/1372