Hay

A field of hay

Noble Foundation Takes Top 10 Ranking In National Survey

For the second consecutive year, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, known to hay growers for its valuable forage research, has ranked as one of the top 10 scientific institutions for academic faculty in the U.S...

Rain Doesn’t Hinder This Hay Processor

Wet, cool weather made it a tough year for hay growers trying to put up quality hay in the northeastern U.S. But the weird and whacky weather also made it an almost ideal year for one company to use a new processing system that turns standing forages into dry hay in about four hours. ...

More Hay Articles

Alfalfa Hay

Alfalfa Seed Sales Down 20%,
Reports Land O'Lakes

Its year-to-date alfalfa seed sales are down 20%, reports Land O'Lakes, Inc., in its third-quarter financial statement. The farmer-owned cooperative's seed business in general reports a third-quarterIts year-to-date alfalfa seed sales are down 20%, reports Land O'Lakes, Inc., in its third-quarter financial statement. The farmer-owned cooperative's seed business in general reports a third-quarter...

Appeal On Roundup Ready Alfalfa Ban Is Made To Supreme Court

Monsanto, Forage Genetics and two alfalfa growers have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a lower court’s decision to deregulate and disallow the planting of Roundup Ready alfalfa until an Environmental Impact Statement has been conducted and reviewed...

Rain Doesn’t Hinder This Hay Processor

Wet, cool weather made it a tough year for hay growers trying to put up quality hay in the northeastern U.S. But the weird and whacky weather also made it an almost ideal year for one company to use a new processing system that turns standing forages into dry hay in about four hours. ...

More Alfalfa articles

Grass Hay

Seeded Bermuda Does Well In Virginia

In Virginia Polytechnic Institute research, seeded bermudagrass varieties established quickly, produced a significant amount of forage the seeding year...

Switchgrass Under Pivot

When forage agronomist Steve Fransen began looking at growing switchgrass for cellulosic ethanol production, he quickly concluded that much of the research...

Will Seeding Grass With Alfalfa Pay?

Seeding grasses with alfalfa provides better cover management and reduces erosion, said Tom Cox, University of Wisconsin (UW) ag economist. The question...

More Grasses Articles

Other Forages

Check Water Regime When Picking Varieties

When choosing summer-annual forage varieties based solely on yield, it's okay to use data from dryland research, even if the crop will be irrigated. But...

Forage Kochia Excels In Winter Pasture Study

Adding perennial forage kochia to traditional winter pastures significantly increased their productivity in a Utah State University study. Forage kochia...

Peas Hold Promise

Fall-seeded peas or lentils could pan out as a profitable grazing crop as well as an economical nitrogen source for a subsequent wheat crop, say Montana...

More Forages articles

Research in Brief

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

Browse Back Issues

  • November 2009 Cover
  • September 2009 Cover
  • August 2009 Cover
  • May 2009 Cover
  • April 2009 Cover
  • March 2009 Cover

Resources

  • USDA Hay Prices
  • Horse Fodder
  • Product Info
  • Custom Forage Harvesting
  • Industry Links
  • National Alfalfa Symposium

More Fuel From Forages

Read more articles

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

Marketplace Ads

  • Hay for Sale

    Hay for Sale/Wanted Listings

  • Your ad Here!

    Advertise your business here! Find out how.

  • Ag Maps for sale

    Ag Maps for Sale!

thumbLike what you see? Share it with others!

Back to Top