Livestock
Dairy/Forage Nutrition
It’s Time To Help The Dairy Industry, CAFA Executive Director Says
The timing is critical to get help for the ag industry – and dairy producers in particular, argues Aaron Kiess, executive director of the California Alfalfa & Forage Association...
Rainy Growing Season Hurt Arkansas Growers
Forage producers continue to maneuver equipment among spastic rainfall patterns, cooler temperatures and the first killing frost in an attempt to salvage the last hay harvest...
October Prices: Hay Down, Milk Up, With More Herd Cuts
Although hay prices have lost more ground the past month, dairy prices are starting to show some improvement – which may give hay growers hope for the same...
Extreme Grazeover
For cow-calf producer Terry Gompert, the role of cattle extends well beyond beef production. The animals are part of a holistic pasture management system,...
A Shot Of Sweetness: Nutrition Injection System Makes Poor Hay Palatable
Southern dairy and beef cattle producers with low- to medium-quality round bales of hay can increase its palatability and possibly its nutritive value...
More Dairy/Forage Nutrition Articles
Beef
Extreme Grazeover
For cow-calf producer Terry Gompert, the role of cattle extends well beyond beef production. The animals are part of a holistic pasture management system,...
A Shot Of Sweetness: Nutrition Injection System Makes Poor Hay Palatable
Southern dairy and beef cattle producers with low- to medium-quality round bales of hay can increase its palatability and possibly its nutritive value...
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...
Horses
Horse Hay Market: Right For You?
With dairy farms just about everywhere facing financial difficulties, many commercial alfalfa hay growers are finding markets for their product dwindling....
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...
Book Chronicles Horse-Hay Production
Many horse owners who buy hay for their animals know little about how it's made. They think high-quality hay can be harvested year-round, says Susie Walton....
Other Livestock
Insect Thresholds Outmoded?
Alfalfa growers should be vigilant in scouting for yield- and quality-robbing insects and may need to consider spraying at lower thresholds than those currently recommended....
Super Silage
The corn silage portion of the milking ration at Vreba Hoff Dairy 2, Hudson, MI, is about one-third brown midrib (BMR) corn and two-thirds conventional...
NFTA To Create Blind Sampling Procedures
The National Forage Testing Association (NFTA) is putting a constructive spin on a recent brouhaha over blind-sample testing of selected laboratories....
