NFTA Plans Blind Sampling, Asks Members For Feedback 

Aug 1, 2008

Recent attempts to blind sample forage-testing labs and results showing wide variations within and among labs have led the National Forage Testing Association...

Horse Owners: Anticipate Higher Hay Prices In 2008 

Apr 29, 2008, by Krishona Martinson, Extension Educator, University of Minnesota Extension Service

USDA has released several crop reports that indicate the number of hay acres will be down in 2008. It also reports that the existing hay supply is lower...

Keeping The Green 

Jan 15, 2008, by Dee Goerge

Mark Spielman creates narrow tunnels in his bale stacks,then fans the hay dry to preserve its green color. His reward: top prices in the horse market....

Ohio State University Offers Horse Industry Resources 

Oct 16, 2007

A new online directory is being developed with information about hay suppliers, equine veterinarians and other horse-related products and services by county within Ohio. ...

Florida Equestrian Center Needs Hay 

Aug 7, 2007

Lisa Smit is desperately trying to find a hay grower who can supply the hay she needs. She buys four to seven semi loads per year for her Brevard Equestrian Center, Grant, FL, and ...

Watch For Toxic Weeds In Horse Hay 

Jul 17, 2007

Horse owners in Georgia are urged to check hay for a toxic weed that can make their animals sick. Tommy Irvin, the state's agriculture commissioner, says some hay from ...

Beware Of Hoary Alyssum In Horse Hay 

Jul 5, 2007

Georgia horse owners are urged to check alfalfa hay for a toxic weed and to consult with their veterinarians if their animals get sick. Tommy Irvin, the state’s ag commissioner, says the weed has been found in some alfalfa from the Upper Midwest...

A Savory Sudangrass 

Feb 1, 2007, by Fae Holin

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...

Horses Love Sweet Hay 

Nov 1, 2005, by John Dietz

Smart Little Checkers is doing just fine on her new sweet hay diet, according to Andrea Anderson, Lethbridge, Alberta. The champion southern Alberta reining...

Road Warriors 

Nov 1, 2005, by Lora Berg

When two Missouri horse enthusiasts created a new hay product three years ago, they took a grassroots approach to market development. They loaded up a...

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Horse Hay Market: Right For You? 

Oct 20, 2009

With dairy farms just about everywhere facing financial difficulties, many commercial alfalfa hay growers are finding markets for their product dwindling....

Flexible Annual Forage 

May 1, 2009, by Peg Zenk

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 

Mar 1, 2009

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....

Saving Songbirds 

Nov 1, 2008, by Ann Behling

A handful of farmers in the James-town, RI, area are sacrificing forage quality to help songbirds. They're being paid to delay their first hay cuttings...

Something's Different! 

Nov 1, 2008, by Fae Holin

If you've noticed something new about Hay & Forage Grower, it may be its new coat of paint. The magazine, with nearly 23 years under its belt, now boasts...

CRP Adds Incentives 

Nov 1, 2008

Additional payment incentives will be provided through the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) to eligible ag producers, according to USDA. Included are...

Super Memories 

Aug 1, 2008, by Neil Tietz

When Carl Stiemsma won the World's Forage Analysis Superbowl, he was a young dairyman striving to improve milk production in his registered Holstein herd,...

Superbowl Shows Diversity Of Quality Forages 

Aug 1, 2008

The World's Forage Analysis Superbowl was started to create an awareness of the differences in forage quality and of the value of forage quality to the...

Aiming For Answers 

Aug 1, 2008, by Fae Holin

Nebraska hay growers have been frustrated for years with wide variations in forage-test results from laboratories. Big differences in relative feed value...

University of Nebraska Closes Testing Lab 

Aug 1, 2008

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Soil & Plant Analytical Laboratory has closed its doors, says Mark Lagrimini, head of the university's agronomy and...

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