biostudies-literatureUnknown9Gruber CEWith the continued increase of fertilizer prices, stocker cattle producers may utilize alternative management strategies to mitigate costs and extend the grazing season to achieve better utilization of a wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) crop. One potential strategy is to reduce pasture nitrogen (<b>N</b>) fertilization rates combined with animal dietary supplementation. In this 3-year (<b>yr</b>) study, wheat pastures (1.62-hectare (<b>ha</b>)) were stocked at fixed rates of 2.47 and 4.94 steer/ha in the fall and spring respectively. Nitrogen was applied as urea to experimental pastures at three different rates: 1) 100.9 (<b>100N</b>), 2) 134.5 (<b>135N</b>), and 3) 168.1 kg N/ha (<b>168N</b>). These pastures were compared to pastures with a N application rate of 100.9 kg N/ha stocked wTranslational animal sciencetxaf116https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12448397biostudies-literatureEffects of variable nitrogen fertilization rates and dried distillers grains plus solubles supplementation on forage use, animal performance, and economic outcomes of steer calves grazing winter wheat pastures.PMC12448397Gadberry MSJohnson MLHess TGruber CESnider MARivera JDKegley EBMitchell JLfalseEffects of variable nitrogen fertilization rates and dried distillers grains plus solubles supplementation on forage use, animal performance, and economic outcomes of steer calves grazing winter wheat pastures.With the continued increase of fertilizer prices, stocker cattle producers may utilize alternative management strategies to mitigate costs and extend the grazing season to achieve better utilization of a wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) crop. One potential strategy is to reduce pasture nitrogen (<b>N</b>) fertilization rates combined with animal dietary supplementation. In this 3-year (<b>yr</b>) study, wheat pastures (1.62-hectare (<b>ha</b>)) were stocked at fixed rates of 2.47 and 4.94 steer/ha in the fall and spring respectively. Nitrogen was applied as urea to experimental pastures at three different rates: 1) 100.9 (<b>100N</b>), 2) 134.5 (<b>135N</b>), and 3) 168.1 kg N/ha (<b>168N</b>). These pastures were compared to pastures with a N application rate of 100.9 kg N/ha stocked w2025-01-01T00:00:00Z20252026-06-03T17:02:09.466Z2026-05-30T03:06:26.335ZS-EPMC124483974098050010.1093/tas/txaf116