Shortcuts Can Save Time When Planting Alfalfa
Wet weather and other fieldwork have prevented many Midwestern growers from planting alfalfa at the optimum time. So Bruce Anderson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln extension ...
Count Stems When Evaluating Alfalfa Stands
When checking spring growth to decide whether or not to keep an alfalfa stand for another year or harvest early and rotate to corn, growers should count stems per square foot, not plants, reminds ...
Check For Cereal Rust Mites In Pennsylvania Timothy
Cereal rust mite eggs have hatched and are feeding on timothy leaves across southeastern Pennsylvania, according to Penn State University agronomists. Also known as timothy ...
State Reports
Spring is slow to come in central Indiana, reports Denny Heaton, Agri Venture Hay Farms and McMinn Hay Farms, Russiaville. “We estimate our first cut will be pushed back by at least 10 days, maybe 14,” he says. “Rain has not been ...
Indiana Workshop Coming April 29
Tools and techniques to increase yields and reduce pasture stress in the future will be the focus of a workshop to be held 6:30-8:30 p.m., April 29, in Greenfield, IN. ...
Winter Cutworm Poses New Threat To Northern Hayfields
Northern hay growers may want to watch for a winter cutworm that can damage alfalfa fields, grass pastures and small-grain crops, say Michigan State University experts. The cutworm ...
University Of Nebraska Offers Online Forage Course
An independent study course being offered online through the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) this summer will include in-depth information about the chemical characteristics ...
Be Patient When Grazing Native Range
High feed and fuel costs have many ranchers eager to put cows out on grass as soon as possible this spring. But range specialists caution that early spring grazing can ...
State Reports
Not much hay is available in Idaho, reports Glenn Shewmaker, University of Idaho extension forage specialist. “There isn’t going to be much carryover, and certainly nothing of quality,” he says. “It is still ...
Midwest Horse Fair To Be Held April 18-20
The Midwest Horse Fair is set for April 18-20 at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, WI. Attend educational seminars taught by foremost equine experts or visit the extensive ...
Minnesota Horse Expo Coming April 25-27
The 26th Minnesota Horse Expo will be held April 25-27 at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in St. Paul. Hay growers will be among the 600 vendors showcasing their offerings alongside other equine-related products, equipment ...
Hay Acreage Will Drop 2%, Says USDA
USDA’s March 31 Prospective Plantings report does little to alleviate worries that hay supplies will become even tighter in the coming year. The agency says growers expect to harvest 60.6 million acres of it this year, 2% fewer ...
Forage Analyses Are Estimates, Not Absolutes
Analyzing forage quality is worthwhile – despite forage testing problems among labs and between growers and labs, and test-result disputes between hay buyers and sellers. That’s according to Dan Undersander, extension forage ...
Manage Wheat Companion Crop Differently
Seeding spring wheat instead of oats as an alfalfa companion crop “can provide excellent additional income this year,” say University of Wisconsin extension specialists. But they emphasize that the crop must be managed ...
Kentucky Switchgrass Research Project Growing In 2008
The potential of using switchgrass to produce ethanol and electricity is in its second year of study by University of Kentucky (UK) College of Agriculture forage specialists and 20 farmers in the northeastern part of the state. ...
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