Grass Hay Archive
Forage Quality, Ethanol Production Studied
University of Kentucky research shows little relationship between forage quality of native warm-season grasses, including switchgrass, and potential cellulosic ethanol production...
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 Grass, More Milk
Helping cows stay healthy is goal No. 1 at the Lardinois dairy near Pulaski, WI. Feeding more grass and less alfalfa in the dairy's total mixed ration...
Low-Cost Wide Swaths
If more Wisconsin dairy producers would chop alfalfa the same day it's mowed, they'd harvest higher-quality haylage and reduce rain-damage worries, says...
Studying Switchgrass
Farmers in 21 Tennessee counties hope to figure out how to grow, harvest and market crops, including switchgrass, for bioenergy. They're doing it through...
Grass-Fed Beef Business Booms
Todd Churchill needs more producers to finish cattle on organic grass pastures so he can meet the burgeoning demand for his premium-priced beef. Sales...
Flexible Annual Forage
More and more livestock producers are looking at crabgrass, not as a weed, but as a high-quality summer hay and pasture alternative. The sturdy annual...
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...
