Patch burning a potential cost saver for supplemental feed

Ongoing research at Oklahoma State University shows that the process of patch burning has the potential to save cattle producers $20 per cow per year in supplemental feed costs.

Most cattle producers currently practice prescribed burning in which they burn their entire pasture about every three years.

“With patch burning, you‚re breaking that pasture up into different sections, and burning a certain section each year in a three-year rotation,” said Hannah Baker, an OSU graduate s...