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Alfalfa Seed Sales Down 20%,
Reports Land O'Lakes

Its year-to-date alfalfa seed sales are down 20%, reports Land O'Lakes, Inc., in its third-quarter financial statement. The farmer-owned cooperative's seed business in general reports a third-quarterIts year-to-date alfalfa seed sales are down 20%, reports Land O'Lakes, Inc., in its third-quarter financial statement. The farmer-owned cooperative's seed business in general reports a third-quarter...

Noble Foundation Takes Top 10 Ranking In National Survey

For the second consecutive year, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, known to hay growers for its valuable forage research, has ranked as one of the top 10 scientific institutions for academic faculty in the U.S...

Appeal On Roundup Ready Alfalfa Ban Is Made To Supreme Court

Monsanto, Forage Genetics and two alfalfa growers have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a lower court’s decision to deregulate and disallow the planting of Roundup Ready alfalfa until an Environmental Impact Statement has been conducted and reviewed...

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Rain Doesn’t Hinder This Hay Processor

Wet, cool weather made it a tough year for hay growers trying to put up quality hay in the northeastern U.S. But the weird and whacky weather also made it an almost ideal year for one company to use a new processing system that turns standing forages into dry hay in about four hours. ...

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Double Hay Drying Using Solar And Biomass Heat


November 1, 2009 by Neil Tietz
Canadian grower dries hay with renewable resources

Drying hay with renewable energy is cheaper than with natural gas, propane or oil, and using two heat sources instead of one gets the job done faster, says Philippe Savoie, an Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada research scientist...Continue Reading



 


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Extreme Grazeover

For cow-calf producer Terry Gompert, the role of cattle extends well beyond beef production...

Switchgrass Under Pivot

When forage agronomist Steve Fransen began looking at growing switchgrass for cellulosic ethanol production...

Premium Alfalfa Seed Supply Looks Good

The supply of proprietary alfalfa seed looks adequate to good and prices should be about...

A Shot Of Sweetness: Nutrition Injection System Makes Poor Hay Palatable

Southern dairy and beef cattle producers with low- to medium-quality round bales of hay...

Superbowl Winner Is Committed To Corn Silage

When David Dickey was invited to Madison, WI, to be honored on Sept. 30 as overall winner...

 

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The following items report on forage-related research recently presented by University experts at meetings across the country.

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NAFA Offers Alfalfa Variety Info

Before buying your alfalfa seed for next season, check out the National Alfalfa & Forage Alliance’s (NAFA) 2010 Edition of Winter Survival, Fall Dormancy & Pest Resistance Ratings for Alfalfa Varieties. It is now in the November issue of Hay & Forage Grower.

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For biopower technology and research news as it relates to forages, Hay & Forage Grower has gathered these articles. Watch for new items each week.

Obama Directs USDA To Expand Biofuels Access
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‘Next-Generation’ Biofuels Plant To Be Built In Mississippi

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