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Fae Holin

Editor, Hay & Forage Grower
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Raised on a Minnesota crop and livestock farm, Fae Holin began her career at a small Wisconsin weekly newspaper and, for the past 32 years, has been on the writing staffs of The Farmer/The Dakota Farmer, USAgriculture, The Corn and Soybean Digest and Hay & Forage Grower. Fae was named Editor of Hay & Forage Grower in 2011 after serving as its Managing Editor for seven years. She writes, edits and enjoys traveling to farms and talking with growers and ag-industry people.

Articles by Fae Holin
Blue Alfalfa Aphid Outbreak Baffles Scientists

California entomologists wonder whether growers are using alfalfa varieties bred for resistance to blue alfalfa aphid as the pest’s populations grow, stunt alfalfa growth and reduce yields in that state and in Arizona.

They also want to know whether broad-spectrum insecticides used to control other alfalfa pests hurt blue alfalfa aphid management, as they can adversely affect natural enemy populations that manage pests

Grower Deals With Winter-Injured Alfalfa And Orchardgrass
The alfalfa-orchardgrass hay that John Strohfus grows for Strohfus Stock Farm, a horse-boarding facility he owns near Hastings, MN, showed enough winter injury he had to reseed.
Sulfate Sulfur Perks Up Alfalfa Fast
Applying sulfur to alfalfa in a sulfate form can give fields an immediate boost.
Hay-Sampling Study Shows Quality Variations
Forage quality can vary between hay bales or even within one bale, so be sure to test multiple times.
Our Readers Will Grow A Bit More Hay
About 28% of surveyed Hay & Forage Grower readers will harvest more hay or haylage acres this year than in 2012. But they'll increase their number of hay acres planted to about 2.2%.
Editorial: The Weather, Change And Adapting To Both
Despite drought, snowstorms or whatever else is in the offing, farmers, like their ancestors, know how to handle adversity.
Winterkill Claims Alfalfa, Other Forages In Upper Midwest 2
Winterkill has damaged Upper Midwestern alfalfa fields; livestock producers desperately awaiting first-cutting hay need a new feeding game plan.
Do You Grow High-Fructan Horse Hay?
Many horses eat too much energy, which can be especially unhealthy if it comes as fructans.
Hay Expo Host Dairy Divvies Up Duties
Regancrest Holsteins will host the 2013 Hay Expo.
A Beautiful Spring Day At Minnesota Horse Expo
Here are photos from the Minnesota Horse Expo, being held through Sunday, April 28 at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in St. Paul.
Custom Harvesters Tell How Shredlage Works For Them
Shredlage is less sortable and more digestible – with more physically effective fiber – than that harvested with a standard crop processor, say Shredlage LLC representatives.
Fixing Custom Forage-Harvesting Rates
Determining rates to mow, rake, bale or chop forage for local dairy and cow-calf producers can be a tricky business.
Minnesota Hay Bank Helps Struggling Horse Owners
Food bank for horses is looking for more funding.
Will Low Midwestern Moisture Levels Hurt First-Cut Hay?
Low soil moisture levels could dampen alfalfa and other forage growth in parts of Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota, according to specialists from those states.
Early Alfalfa Hay Won’t Sell High In West
Prices for first-cutting, supreme-quality alfalfa hay should range about $200-220/ton (f.o.b. stack) in many areas of the West, $220-230/ton in California’s Imperial Valley and $240-250/ton in central California, estimated Seth Hoyt.

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