April 2, 2024• The first USDA Prospective Plantings report of the year pegged all harvested hay acres at 51.56 million for 2024. This was almost 1.3 million acres fewer than the final total in 2023...
March 5, 2024• The Smokehouse Creek Fire in Texas has become the largest wildfire in the state’s history. Dry and windy conditions caused the flames to burn more than 1 million acres across...
February 6, 2024• The U.S. beef cow inventory was 28.2 million head as of January 1, according to the USDA’s Cattle report. This is 2% lower than a year ago. The total number of all cattle and cal...
December 5, 2023• Michigan State University researchers aim to find answers about alfalfa autotoxicity with a grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).• University of...
November 7, 2023• Recordings of the Dairy Forage Seminars presented at World Dairy Expo last month are available here. • There are pros and cons to leaving tall alfalfa in a hayfield over win...
August 1, 2023• Here is how to store large round bales to limit hay loss. • Start prepping fields and buying seed for tall fescue renovation.• Fall is a good time to tackle pere...
July 4, 2023• Harvested hay acre projections are up, according to the USDA June Acreage report. Total harvested hay acres are pegged at 51.9 million, which is 4.9% higher than 2022 and 2.6% greater...
February 7, 2023• The U.S. beef cow inventory on January 1 was reported at 28.9 million head in USDA’s Cattle report. This was down 4% from a year ago and is the fewest number of beef cows since 1...
