Aiming For Answers
Nebraska hay growers have been frustrated for years with wide variations in forage-test results from laboratories. Big differences in relative feed value...
University of Nebraska Closes Testing Lab
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Soil & Plant Analytical Laboratory has closed its doors, says Mark Lagrimini, head of the university's agronomy and...
NFTA Plans Blind Sampling, Asks Members For Feedback
Recent attempts to blind sample forage-testing labs and results showing wide variations within and among labs have led the National Forage Testing Association...
First-Class Cover
They call it a cover-crop in South America. In North Dakota, it's an exotic seed that's surprising ranchers, forage growers and even cash grain producers....
Some Prices Have Softened Seasonally
Hay prices have come down from their springtime peaks in some states, but have continued to move up in others as supplies remain very tight. Prices overall...
Godiva Hay
The hay is green and leafy, testing 28-30% crude protein and 66-68% TDN. It's so high in quality that Jim Ochterski, a Cornell University ag economic...
Alfalfa Seed Growers Fight Lygus Bugs
Despite having three new insecticides with new chemistries registered, alfalfa seed growers still have a ...
Roundup Ready Alfalfa On Track For 2009 Return
It looks like Roundup Ready alfalfa seed will be available to growers again late next year. USDA’s Animal ...
California Drought Dampens Hay Supply, Raises Prices
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has proclaimed a statewide drought after receiving lower snow-pack estimates during a dry spring. That will mean ...
Should Insect Thresholds Be Lowered?
Given the current high hay prices, growers should scout for alfalfa insects diligently. But should they treat at lower-than-recommended economic thresholds?...
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