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Precut Bales Speed Ration Mixing

Round alfalfa bales with precut stems break apart faster than conventional bales in vertical mixers and require less fuel, say researchers at Kansas State University...

Art's Way Buys M&W Round Balers

Art's Way Manufacturing, Armstrong, IA, has acquired the M&W round baler line from M&W Gear, Gibson City, IL...

New Holland Launches YouTube Channel

A new YouTube channel devoted to farming from New Holland hopes to offer a wide variety of farm equipment-related information...

Product Preview

Kuhn North America’s GMD 3550 TL and GMD 4050 TL trailed disc mowers offer dependable cutting with simple adjustments and low maintenance...

Bracket Relocates Forage Harvester Inoculant Tank

Mike Ryan was never satisfied with the placement of the inoculant applicator tank on his self-propelled forage harvester...

Maximizing Hay Yields, Profits In Michigan

Central Michigan grower Gary Carmichael irrigates his alfalfa and alfalfa-grass fields to get higher yields and greater returns per acre...

Studying Field Efficiency

Self-propelled forage harvesters are working about 80% of the time they're in the field, estimates Nate Dudenhoefer, University of Wisconsin ag engineering graduate student...

Looking At Mowing Overlap Loss

Auto guidance systems can cut mowing overlap losses in half, according to Matt Digman, University of Wisconsin ag engineer. Digman conducted an on-farm survey and a controlled study on mower overlap and found that losses varied from 0.5% to 16% and depended largely on just how attentive mower operators were...

Solid Savings With High-Density Balers

High-density big square balers can reduce twine and stacking expenses for custom harvesters. But hauling- and storage-cost savings are the main advantages for Chris Horton and Joel Rohde. They bale grass straw in Oregon's Willamette Valley, the nation's top grass seed production area...

Bigger Forage Harvesters Aren't Always Better

Custom harvesters who charge by the hour rather than by the ton may be shortchanging themselves, especially when they buy self-propelled forage harvesters with a bit more oomph. So concluded Tim Meister, John Deere division marketing manager for self-propelled forage harvesters, at the annual Wisconsin Custom Operators meeting in January...

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

Termite Enzymes May Benefit Cellulosic Ethanol
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Tennessee Researchers Evaluate New Switchgrasses
EPA Cuts Cellulosic Ethanol Production Target

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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