Hay & Forage Grower

State Report: Iowa 

Apr 10, 2007

A lot of low-quality hay is available in parts of the Midwest...

State Report: Alabama 

Apr 10, 2007

Alabama hay growers have struggled with dry conditions this past winter...

Pennsylvania: Cereal Rust Mites 

Apr 10, 2007, Source: Penn State University.

Cereal rust mite larvae are feeding on timothy leaves across southeastern Pennsylvania...

Kansas: Alfalfa Weevils Are Active 

Apr 10, 2007, Source: Kansas State University

Alfalfa weevils have been extremely active throughout Kansas this spring...

Illinois: Weevils Active In The South 

Apr 10, 2007, Source: University of Illinois.

Hay growers in the southern half of Illinois should be scouting for alfalfa weevil damage...

Iowa: Start Scouting For Alfalfa Weevils 

Apr 10, 2007, Source: Iowa State University.

Iowa State University degree-day information shows that alfalfa weevil larvae probably hatched in southern Iowa...

Hay Increase Looks To Be Mostly Grass 

Apr 10, 2007

If harvested hay acreage increases this year as USDA recently predicted...

Freeze Zaps Northern Alfalfa 

Apr 10, 2007, By Neil Tietz Editor, Hay & Forage Grower

Unusually cold weather late last week and through the weekend damaged alfalfa fields...

Midwest Horse Fair Coming April 20-22 

Apr 3, 2007

The Midwest Horse Fair will be held April 20-22 at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, WI...

State Reports: Georgia 

Apr 3, 2007

Georgia hay growers are getting off to a dry start this year, reports Dennis Hancock, University of Georgia forage extension specialist. Temperatures have been exceptionally warm...

Army Cutworms Could Threaten Kansas Alfalfa 

Apr 3, 2007

Army cutworms had been detected on some Kansas wheat fields as of mid-March, says Jeff Whitworth, Kansas State University research and extension entomologist. Alfalfa may also be affected...

Conditions Are Right For Alfalfa Weevils In Missouri 

Apr 3, 2007

Alfalfa weevil larvae recently started showing up in Missouri, according to Wayne Bailey, University of Missouri entomologist. Some alfalfa fields in southern and central Missouri required insecticide applications...

Forage Posters And Resource Books Now Available 

Apr 3, 2007

Hay and forage producers now have access to several new resources for learning more about forage plants...

Organic Broker Answers Growers' Questions 

Apr 3, 2007

Growers considering a switch to organically grown hay should ask a lot of questions before jumping in, suggests Lou Anderson, an organic grower and broker from Fairfield, ID...

USDA Predicts 4% Increase In Hay Acres 

Apr 3, 2007, Source: USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service

Producers expect to harvest 63.1 million acres of all types of hay in 2007, up 4% from 2006 harvested acres, according to the recent USDA Planting Intentions report...

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