How To Build A Marketing Web Site 

A farm Web site is one of the tools Michigan hay grower Gary Carmichael is using to link up with potential buyers. "We've used a variety of traditional advertising tools over the years with varying degrees of success," says Carmichael, of Evart. "Now, as a society, we're gradually moving to a new generation of people who go to the Web first for their communication needs." ...

Check Clients' Ability To Pay 

Don’t be timid when it comes to asking customers to fill out credit applications, advises George Twohig, a Chilton, WI, attorney specializing in agricultural law. ...

Seeding Depth, Soil Contact Are Crucial 

Improper seeding depth is the No. 1 cause of establishment failures in forages, according to Penn State University extension forage specialist Marvin Hall. “If seeding depth isn’t correct, you might as well not bother to plant,” he says....

Midwestern Alfalfa Fields Show Heaving 

Central Illinois alfalfa growers may see a lot of winter damage in fields this spring. Growers near Bloomington to Galesburg to parts north are finding heaving in alfalfa stands usually three to four years old, says Kevin Black, an agronomist with Growmark/FS based in Bloomington....

Advertising: It’s A Brave New World 

With more and more people in rural areas using the Internet to conduct business (see Numbers Of Note, March 10 issue), hay growers need to be open to new ways of advertising and marketing their products, says Don Brown, Jr., a hay grower and hay and straw dealer from Davis, IL. Brown is also president of the Illinois Forage and Grassland Council. ...

Organic Hay: Quality Still In Demand 

Prices for high-quality organic hay are holding up in some parts of the country. But demand for lower-quality product is out-and-out sluggish. ...

Turning Forages Into Fuel 

Cellulosic ethanol is being hailed as the biofuel that will cut greenhouse gas emissions by 90%, reduce U.S. dependence of foreign oil and won’t take prime ag land away from food production.
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Don't Try Outguessing Markets, Expert Says 

As commodity-price volatility continues to increase, growers need to get back to marketing basics, said Kevin Bernhardt, extension farm management ...

Living With Drought In Texas 

Livestock producers in drought-stricken north-central Texas got a little relief from a 1” rainfall early last week. But more moisture is definitely needed ...

Prices Flat At Midwestern Hay Auctions  

Slumping milk prices (see item below) are putting a lid on hay prices at quality-tested hay auctions in the Upper Midwest as winter progresses. ...

Does Alfalfa Need Genetic Engineering? 

The Roundup Ready trait is a potential weed management tool for Midwestern alfalfa growers, but other potential products of genetic engineering may have a greater impact on the crop’s profitability....

It's Not Always About Profit  

Profit is the name of the game in most business ventures, of course. But sometimes business owners have to forego short-term profits to meet long-term goals. ...

No Market Yet For Switchgrass Biomass 

Like many of his extension counterparts around the country, University of Kentucky forage specialist Ray Smith has been getting lots of phone calls in ...

Wholesale Fertilizer Prices Drop 

After increasing for six consecutive years, U.S. fertilizer prices are finally beginning to fall at the wholesale level, according to a recent report by the ...

California Alfalfa, Milk Prices Drop  

California alfalfa growers will continue to see lower hay prices and an abundance of fair-quality hay this winter and spring, predicted ...

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Research in Brief

The following items report on forage-related research recently presented by University experts at meetings across the country.

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NAFA Offers Alfalfa Variety Info

Before buying your alfalfa seed for next season, check out the National Alfalfa & Forage Alliance’s (NAFA) 2010 Edition of Winter Survival, Fall Dormancy & Pest Resistance Ratings for Alfalfa Varieties. It is now in the November issue of Hay & Forage Grower.

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For biopower technology and research news as it relates to forages, Hay & Forage Grower has gathered these articles. Watch for new items each week.

Obama Directs USDA To Expand Biofuels Access
High-Yielding Switchgrass For Biofuel Use
Companies Form Ethanol Venture
Illinois Energy Farm Studies Potential Biofuel Crops
‘Next-Generation’ Biofuels Plant To Be Built In Mississippi

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