Thrips Aid Spider Mite Control 

The presence or absence of western flower thrips should be considered when growers make spider mite control decisions, say California researchers. They...

Bale Wrapping: Use Plenty Of Plastic 

Don’t scrimp on plastic when wrapping midsize square bales, say University of Wisconsin researchers.That’s one of their recommendations following a series...

Wisconsin Graziers Will Meet In February 

Wisconsin Graziers Will Meet In FebruaryWisconsin GLCI"Grazing Toward a Greener Tomorrow" is the theme of the 2003 Wisconsin Grazing Conference, set for...

Let Your Kids Read About Grazing 

A new book, titled Amazing Grazing, has been published to help school children and the general public learn more about the positive aspects of grazing...

Range Managers To Meet In Wyoming 

Range Managers To Meet In WyomingSociety for Range ManagementThe Society for Range Management will host its 56th annual meeting Feb 2-6 in Casper, WY.The...

Eastern Corn Belt Hay Supply Tightens 

USDA’s October Crop Report included an update of hay production based on late September yield estimates. Relative to the department’s August estimates,...

Scholarships Available For Range Science Students 

Scholarships Available For Range Science StudentsSociety for Range ManagementStudents inter-ested in studying range management can apply for scholarship...

The Midwest Needs Hay 

Hay movement into the Midwest from other areas likely will be heavier than usual this coming winter.In its latest forecast of the 2002 hay crop, USDA...

Test Drought-Stressed Silage 

To make sure rations are properly balanced, test drought-stressed corn silage before feeding, says Bill Weiss, Ohio State University animal scientist.If...

Give Forages Some R&R 

This fall is a good time to give forage fields and pastures some tender loving care following a difficult growing sea-son."This was one of the more stressful...

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When Midwestern alfalfa is tested for relative forage quality (RFQ), the first cutting probably will score higher than the second and third cuttings....

Dairy Tour Set For AFGC Conference 

A three-farm dairy tour will be one of the highlights at the American Forage & Grassland Council’s 2002 Annual Conference, set for July 14-17 in Bloomington,...

Southern Forages Gets New Edition 

The recently published Third Edition of Southern Forages contains more pages than the first two, along with extensive chapter revisions, topic updates...

Bad Weather Threatens Hay Crop 

Early season weather problems may wipe out the hay production increase that was predicted for the U.S. earlier in the year. In the Midwest and parts of...

Weird Weevil Attack Hits Kansas 

Kansas alfalfa growers are worried about weevil damage to the crop’s second cutting. That’s because unusually high numbers of weevil moths emerged near...

Don’t Let Planting Delay Harvest 

In parts of the Midwest, wet weather has delayed planting so much that alfalfa may be ready to cut before row-crop planting is finished. But farmers should...

Calculate Weevil-Spraying Economics 

Spraying for alfalfa weevils can improve relative feed value (RFV) by 10 points, plus there likely will be small gains in crude protein content and yield....

'Hopper-Fighting Alfalfas Do The Job 

The newest potato leaf-hopper-resistant alfalfa varieties can dramatically increase seeding-year yields, says an Ohio State University forage agronomist....

Enter AFGC Hay, Photo Contests 

National hay and photo contests will be part of the American Forage and Grassland Council’s annual meeting, set for July 14-17 in Bloomington, MN. The...

Get Wisconsin Custom Rate Guide 

The 2001 edition of the Wisconsin Custom Rate Guide, which reports what farmers paid last season for custom services such as tillage, applying fertilizer...

Should You Use A Custom Harvester? 

Hiring custom operators lets farmers take advantage of the efficiency of large-scale equipment without the expense of owning and maintaining it. That’s...

Drip Irrigation Saves Water 

Permanent subsurface drip irrigation systems can conserve water while maintaining or improving alfalfa yields. That’s according to University of California...

Get Help Fighting ’Hoppers 

Seven grasshoppers per square yard over 10 acres can eat the same amount as one cow. In Utah last year, they, along with locusts and Mormon crickets,...

Get Help Fighting ’Hoppers 

Seven grasshoppers per square yard over 10 acres can eat the same amount as one cow. In Utah last year, they, along with locusts and Mormon crickets,...

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