Alfalfa is underutilized, being mainly used as animal feed,” said Youngmi Kim, assistant professor in agricultural engineering technology at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls

Lurking in every load of corn silage brought to the silo are wild yeasts. These microorganisms are a specific type of fungi that occur naturally on all plants and may be active with or without oxygen

Alfalfa hay has long been a premier forage for dairy cattle

Most farmers think their machinery salesman is just someone who wants to sell the next unit, but a good sales representative also wants to help you succeed with your operation

The greeting sign reads Prairie Star Farm, and as you turn into the drive, you may find any one of John and Meghan Palmer’s five children running between the buildings

Similar to that 30-year-old tattoo of an ex-girlfriend’s name that seemed like a good idea at the time, some things just hang around beyond their useful life

For the second consecutive year and the third time in four years, total U.S. hay exports in 2020 eclipsed 4 million metric tons (MT)

Searching for a silver bullet that will preserve wetter than desired hay has been a pastime for private companies, researchers, and hay producers for many years

More than adequate snow cover has characterized the winter for a large swath of the northern U.S. and a fair number of central states

Below are examples of alfalfa and grass prices being paid FOB barn/stack (except for those noted as delivered, which is indicated by a "d" in the table below) for selected

New webcast (February 24 — 10 AM Central) focuses on equipment acquisition strategies and optimal financing programs for long-term business growth and success

Spring soil sampling is right around the corner and the soil samples that will be pulled in 2021 will be providing useful data through the 2025 growing season

Krone North America introduces three new Generation 5 BiG Pack™ Large Square Baler models that offer greater reliability and baling capacity while building more uniform, dense bales

Wisconsin Custom Operators members elected two directors and new officers during the group’s annual business meeting held virtually on Jan. 27

Little things often lead to big results. That’s always been the case when it comes to pasture and forage production

It’s now been several years that we’ve known meadow fescue is a preferred perennial cool-season grass in mixtures with alfalfa, or at least in Northern latitudes this is the case

As cows near the spring calving season, when you offer feed each day has an impact on the time of day when calves will be born

Below are examples of alfalfa and grass prices being paid FOB barn/stack (except for those noted as delivered, which is indicated by a "d" in the table below) for selected s

ONE way to think about plants is as sugar factories. But they are a funny type of factory where the product they make is also used to make the factory larger

The Soil Health Institute (SHI), the global non-profit charged with safeguarding and enhancing the vitality and productivity of soils, is collaborating with Truterra as the scientific partner for soil