What's This Alfalfa Worth?
Determining a fair price for standing alfalfa hay can be a complex process. Year-to-year changes in hay prices and yields, and different values for various...
A Break From The Weather
No doubt about it: Traipsing around an auction yard on a cold, windy winter day to examine a load of hay or straw before making a bid is no fun. Dealing...
Stick With Alfalfa, Say Two Agronomists
Sainfoin probably isn't a good choice for growers in Nebraska or Wisconsin, say forage agronomists in the two states. In almost all areas where alfalfa...
Finishing Alfalfa Stand Strong By Adding Grasses
Ted Cook's 35-acre alfalfa field produced more hay in its final year than in any of the other eight. Although he didn't follow all the recommended procedures,...
Worried About Worms
California alfalfa growers af-fected by this spring's stem nematode outbreak should be careful to avoid spreading the microscopic worms to non-infested...
Better Conditioning
Scott Rice began saving a half to a full day of drying time per cutting on his Wilsonville, NE, hayfields after he and his brother, Steve, went to intermeshed,...
Hay Supply’s Ups & Downs
Hay growers in Oklahoma expect to harvest 240,000 more hay acres this year than in 2008, while Texas growers say they'll reduce hay production by 130,000...
Biofuel's Promise To Custom Harvesters
They don't fully agree on the timeline or on what type of equipment will be needed. But biofuel experts say wide-scale production of fuel from forages...
Ensuring Payment Doesn't Mean You're Not Trusting
The current economic difficulties in the dairy industry will change the way many custom forage harvesters do business, predicts Bill Arneson, a Barneveld,...
Looking For New Custom Clients? Scrutinize First
As you scout out new custom harvesting business, take a look at your potential client's homestead, says a young custom operator. Is it a nicer farm that...
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