It's In The BAG
Mike Supalla's 1,400 alfalfa acres stand out in the midst of Minnesota's corn and soybean country. Even more unusual, however, is the fact that he puts...
Web Site Aids Hay Buying, Selling
A new University of Wisconsin-Extension Web site can help farmers complete feed inventories and formulate strategies for buying and selling hay in the...
Put A Lid On Losses
Putting a roof over your hay can significantly increase its quality, according to new research from Louisiana State University. But if you can't afford...
Hay Is Agriculture's Star
Increased beef and dairy production and strong horse inventories are among the reasons this is a good time to be a hay seller, says Thomas Morgan. The...
Pushiness Pays
Be pushy if you want accurate moisture readings on your hay, says University of Kentucky agronomist Mike Collins. Pushy, that is, as in pushing your tester...
Cutting-Time Controversy
Hank Mayland and Dwight Fisher tell dairy farmers to cut forages in late afternoon for highest milk production. Mike English and Dan Undersander say morning...
Don't CHEAT Your Heifers
If you've got mediocre hay on hand for your heifers, Mike Hutjens' advice is to sell it to local beef producers and replace it with higher-quality hay....
Tweaking Forage Tests
Dairy producers know that lots of hay with identical relative feed value (RFV) scores don't always make the same amount of milk. So when RFV is used to...
Assault On Alfalfa
From a hilltop observation post, Dick Schader watches a dozen machines maneuver over a stretch of northern California's high desert, radioing questions...
Klamath Calamity
Steve and Nancy Kandra harvested 0.7 ton per acre from their Merrill, OR, alfalfa fields this year, then watched the stands wither in the summer sun....
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