Digestible And In Demand 

Its yield and quality will never knock your socks off. But bromegrass is dependable, almost always producing respectable yields of highly digestible forage...

A Savory Sudangrass 

Sudangrass's popularity and market potential may increase with this spring's introduction of a new hybrid. That hybrid contains a brown-midrib (BMR) gene...

Don’t Bash Bahiagrass 

Where coastal bermudagrass is commonly called "the queen of forages," bahiagrass is often considered the unwanted offspring....

Bermudagrass Masters 

Farmers in northwestern Arkansas are proving they can consistently produce high-quality bermudagrass hay. They have won nearly every hay contest entered...

Pulling Out P 

Dairy operations with excessive soil phosphorus (P) may be able to solve the problem with warm-season grasses. Intensively managed warm-season grasses...

Billbugs Chomp On Grass Hay 

An explosion of billbugs reduced orchardgrass hay production by 40% in Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania last summer, says Randy Hays, field representative...

Problem Solvers 

Mike Casler is optimistic that four perennial grass varieties he developed will eliminate some of the problems growers have with current varieties. The...

Grass Hay For Dessert 

An extra nightly trip around the barn to feed grass hay is worth the effort, says Ken Schefers. After we feed the evening TMR, each cow gets 3 lbs of...

Low-K Grass Persists 

Cool-season grasses will persist for several years without potassium (K) fertilizer, say Cornell University researchers. They evaluated reed canarygrass,...

Bermudagrass Moves North 

Bermudagrass, traditionally a foundation of forage systems in the lower and middle South, is moving north. Consider the experience at Hedeman Farms in...

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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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