Dr. Doug Landblom
“Corn breeders have bred vastly different corn varieties
for two specific purposes, namely grain and forage,” stated
Dr. Doug Landblom, a research scientist at NDSU’s Dickinson
Research Extension Center. He will be speaking at Ag Days
on how to properly graze cattle with corn residue. He has
BS and MS degrees in animal science from Montana State
University. Originally a Montana native, he knows how
drought can affect cattle and grazing. Dr. Landblom stated,
“I am interested in ways to integrate beef in farming systems,
crop rotations and the paralleling opportunities to invoke
low-input ways to manage beef cattle, and corn is a
very versatile plant.”
Dr. Landblom will be discussing a few key points including;
how to properly use corn residue in a low-input,
low-cost environment, using corn residue during winter and
following a drought, proper protein supplementation, economic
considerations while grazing corn residue, and the
limitation of grazing corn residue.
Dr. Landblom concluded, “Due to corn’s versatility, I have
been conducting research with forage corn to find various
ways to utilize the plant for early weaning calves, growing
yearling steers to heavy weight (1,100 to 1,250 lbs) before
feedlot entry, heifer development, and for cows as a hay
replacement.”
Dr. Landblom will be speaking from 11:30am until
12:30pm Friday afternoon at the Richland County Fair Event
Center for MonDak Ag Days.
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