Other Hay Forages Archive
Check Water Regime When Picking Varieties
When choosing summer-annual forage varieties based solely on yield, it's okay to use data from dryland research, even if the crop will be irrigated. But...
Forage Kochia Excels In Winter Pasture Study
Adding perennial forage kochia to traditional winter pastures significantly increased their productivity in a Utah State University study. Forage kochia...
Where Sainfoin Fits
To many people, sainfoin is a new crop. But to Don Keil, it's an old friend. Sainfoin has been a part of his forage program for more than 40 years. It...
Peas Hold Promise
Fall-seeded peas or lentils could pan out as a profitable grazing crop as well as an economical nitrogen source for a subsequent wheat crop, say Montana...
Stick With Alfalfa, Say Two Agronomists
Sainfoin probably isn't a good choice for growers in Nebraska or Wisconsin, say forage agronomists in the two states. In almost all areas where alfalfa...
What's This Alfalfa Worth?
Determining a fair price for standing alfalfa hay can be a complex process. Year-to-year changes in hay prices and yields, and different values for various...
Standing Hay Price Resources
The University of Wisconsin has developed a fact sheet to help landowners and buyers determine short-term sales prices for standing forages...
Doggone Good Straw Bale Niche
When Bob Walton first thought about selling to a niche market, he considered packaging small bales of hay in boxes for horse owners. Instead, he ended...
Forage Soybeans: ‘They’re Awesome’
Two new forage soybean varieties have the potential to produce more than 9 tons of dry matter per acre with up to 28% protein, university research has...
From Sugar Cane To Energy Cane As Biomass Crop
Sugar cane grows on less than a million acres in Louisiana, Florida and Texas. But if Edward Richard's research pans out, the crop will be growing on...
