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...

Versatile Teff Performs Well In Pennsylvania, Specialist Says 

An Ethiopian summer-annual grass called teff could be a valuable asset to Pennsylvania growers, says Marvin Hall, Penn State extension forage specialist. He’s optimistic that teff can be grown in the state as successfully as other summer-annual grass...

Growing Switchgrass As A Biofuel 

The University of Tennessee (UT) has published a how-to guide on growing switchgrass for ethanol fuel in an effort to educate growers and consumers...

Carbo-Loaded 

High-sugar perennial ryegrasses are said to supply more energy to the rumen, converting more of the grass protein to meat and milk. High-sugar grasses...

Tennessee Offers Hay Storage Cost-Share Program 

Tennessee farmers looking to improve hay quality and to better manage forage resources have until Oct. 1 to apply for cost-share assistance toward construction of a new hay storage ...

Cut Alfalfa-Grass At 2"  

If you harvest an alfalfa or alfalfa-grass mix at 4", it may be slightly higher in quality than the recommended 2" cutting height. But a 2" cut will produce higher yield per acre and ...

Endophytes Hold Key To Improved Forages 

A new tall-fescue variety containing a beneficial or friendly endophyte should be released in 2009 by the Noble Foundation, says Joe Bouton of its Forage Improvement Division in Ardmore, CA...

Great Year For Grass 

It looks like the supply of dairy-quality alfalfa hay will remain tight as a drum through next winter, despite USDA's prediction that hay acreage will...

Pennsylvania: Cereal Rust Mites 

Cereal rust mite larvae are feeding on timothy leaves across southeastern Pennsylvania...

Alfalfa-Grass Mixes Reduce Leafhopper Damage 

Planting a cool-season grass with non-potato leafhopper-resistant alfalfa will reduce leafhopper damage and increase yield compared to...

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Research in Brief

The following items report on forage-related research recently presented by University experts at meetings across the country.

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NAFA Offers Alfalfa Variety Info

Before buying your alfalfa seed for next season, check out the National Alfalfa & Forage Alliance’s (NAFA) 2010 Edition of Winter Survival, Fall Dormancy & Pest Resistance Ratings for Alfalfa Varieties. It is now in the November issue of Hay & Forage Grower.

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For biopower technology and research news as it relates to forages, Hay & Forage Grower has gathered these articles. Watch for new items each week.

Obama Directs USDA To Expand Biofuels Access
High-Yielding Switchgrass For Biofuel Use
Companies Form Ethanol Venture
Illinois Energy Farm Studies Potential Biofuel Crops
‘Next-Generation’ Biofuels Plant To Be Built In Mississippi

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