Making Alfalfa More Cow-Friendly
Although it's only been in existence for six years, the Consortium for Alfalfa Improvement is steadily making progress in its goal to redesign alfalfa...
Organic Dairy Producers, Supporters Urge Enforcement Of Organic Standards
Skeptical yet hopeful, about 100 organic dairy producers and supporters banded together in West Salem, WI, on July 16 to ask Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack to enforce current organic dairy laws and keep big-business organic dairies from shutting down family farms. “We have farmers who just want to make an honest wage,” said Mark Kastel, farm policy analyst...
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...
Mugged In Cyberspace
No doubt about it: The Internet can be a great place for hay buyers and sellers to conduct business. With just a click or two of the mouse and/or a few...
Marketing Hay: Stress Yield Over Quality
Alfalfa growers targeting the dairy market may want to put a bit more emphasis on tonnage and a bit less on quality this year, says Matt Diersen. I'd...
Hay Prices Remain Below Peak Levels
Hay prices throughout the country are holding mostly steady, but are below the peak levels reached several months ago. However, most remain significantly...
Steady To Lower
Hay growers holding onto 2008 production expecting wintertime price increases may not see that happen this year. Industry experts foresee prices for high-quality...
Seizing An Opportunity
Recognizing a dynamic business opportunity when it presents itself, and being ready to act, are keys to the success of any business. Thomas J. Miller,...
On-Farm Ethanol
Making ethanol from crops other than corn is more than a theory to Lee McClune. It's reality. The Knoxville, IA, farmer and part-time engineer has worked...
Greasing The Wheels
Ted Vasko went to last month's World Dairy Expo in Madison, WI, to talk to hay buyers, even though he doesn't yet have hay to sell. I'm hoping to establish...
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