Quality Over Yield?
Some California hay growers are trading yield for quality by planting dormant alfalfa varieties in what has been considered semi-dormant territory...
Striving To Improve
Last month, Scott Pierson not only won the alfalfa division of the Oregon Hay and Forage Association's Hay King Contest for the third straight year, he also topped the small grain hay division. His winning alfalfa entry tested ...
Adjustments On The Go
Six years ago, Scott Seaver got tired of jumping off his tractor to adjust the tension on his small square baler every time field conditions changed. “There has to be a better way” to make uniform bales, he told himself...
Adaptable And Appealing
It's a small-seeded annual that requires careful planting. It can't handle frost and its forage yields are somewhat inconsistent. Despite those drawbacks, people across the country are excited about teff's potential as a hay crop...
Mr. Alfalfa
Garry Lacefield's enthusiasm for alfalfa is unbounded. This Kentucky extension forage agronomist, a well-known, respected authority on the crop, can be...
Got Fire Ants? Beware Where You Market Your Hay
Because of hay shortages and increased hay movement, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has stepped up its enforcement of a federal quarantine to prevent the spread of fire ants
That means growers in fire-ant-quarantined areas who have hay for sale must be sure to sell only to buyers in other quarantined counties or states...
Arkansas Grower Recognizes ‘Sale’ As Possible Scam
Twenty-three-year-old Judson Lindsey has been saving and scrimping to build up his own farm near Camden, AR. This year he had some extra hay for sale. So, having read about the Arkansas Hay Directory on hayandforage.com, he listed his hay – using his email address as contact information.
That email address was enough for two possible hay scammers to reach the young farmer...
Coming From Canada
New forages may suit some U.S. growing conditions
Acid-tolerant alfalfa, an annual legume that matches the yield and quality of alfalfas and a tall-growing biofuel crop. Those are three of several promising...
Many Mini-Bales
Homemade apparatus permits high-volume production
Gary Thering and his family can turn an 800-lb round straw bale into 150-160 mini-bales, bagged and labeled,in about 20 minutes. This ability to make...
Premiums for a Price
If you’re tempted to grow organic hay to latch onto its price premiums, push a pencil carefully, advises Lou Anderson. “It’s not a good fit for every grower”...
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