Webworms Reported In Nebraska Alfalfa
Webworms are damaging alfalfa in Nebraska, says Bob Wright, University of Nebraska entomologist ...
Minnesota Ag Department Offers Farm Flood Assistance
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture wants to help affected farmers cope with the financial impact of recent flood damage...
Wet Weather Plagues Midwestern States
Excessive amounts of rain have made hay production a challenge in parts of the Upper Midwest during August. Some states have gone from one ex-treme to the other – from a summer drought to rains that won’t stop...
Hay Supplies Tight In Washington And Oregon
Prices are firm and there is not a lot of extra hay in Washington and Oregon, according to Jack Getz, USDA Market News reporter at Moses Lake, WA. "Hay gets sold just about as fast as it gets made," he says....
Replace Damaged Alfalfa This Summer Or Fall
After the problems alfalfa has had in many areas of Kansas this year -- including freeze injury, insect infestations, and flooding -- many stands were severely damaged or destroyed. ...
Monsanto Appeals Roundup Ready Alfalfa Ban
Monsanto last week filed a notice of appeal seeking to overturn the May 3 permanent injunction that outlaws the planting of Roundup Ready alfalfa until USDA completes an environmental impact statement. ...
Kansas Growers Struggle Through Challenging Season
Kansas hay producers are crossing their fingers and hoping for a good fall cutting of dairy hay to help offset the production losses incurred during a tough season. ...
Drought-Stressed Alfalfa May Be Better Than It Looks
The cost of harvesting and value of the forage should be the primary determining factors when it comes to deciding whether or not to harvest drought-stressed alfalfa, according to Marvin Hall, Penn State University forage specialist. ...
Wisconsin Field Day To Cover Roundup Ready Crops
Four field tours will highlight this year's Agronomy and Soils Field Day on Wednesday, Aug. 29, at the University of Wisconsin's Arlington Agricultural Research Station....
State Reports
Buyers are holding back a bit in Colorado after a good hay production year, according to Randy Hammerstrom, USDA Market News reporter ...
Georgia Grazing School To Be Held Sept. 25-26
University of Georgia Cooperative Extension will host a grazing school on Sept. 25-26 at the Northwest Georgia Research and Education Center in Calhoun. The two-day workshop will focus on ...
NAFA Summit Promotes Alfalfa For Biofuel
If renewable fuels are to account for 25% of the U.S. energy supply by 2025 (25x'25), a number of crops will have to be utilized, and alfalfa should be one of them....
USDA Forecasts Less Alfalfa Production Than In 2006
Friday's USDA Crop Production report forecasts production of alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures at 69.9 million tons, down 2% from last year's total. Yields are expected ...
Production Costs Spur Dairy Herd Reductions
Hay growers targeting the dairy market may be interested in the results of a recent Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) study indicating most of the 333 ...
NFU Extends Carbon Credit Enrollment Deadline
National Farmers Union (NFU) has extended the enrollment deadline for the NFU Carbon Credit Program. Those looking to participate now have until Saturday, Sept. 15,...
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