Hay & Forage Grower

Put Cull Cows On Feed? 

May 5, 2003, Iowa State University

Placing cull cows in a feedlot might be more profitable than putting them on pasture or sending them directly to slaughter. That’s according to a study...

Manure Tolerance Patent Filed 

May 5, 2003, America’s Alfalfa

America’s Alfalfa has filed for a patent for the first manure-tolerant alfalfa genetics. In two years of testing at Waseca, MN, the company’s Ameristand...

Missouri Alfalfa Workshop Set For June 19 

May 5, 2003, University of Missouri

Alfalfa management will be the subject of a hands-on workshop June 19 at the Forage Systems Research Center in Linneus, MO. The workshop will feature...

Michigan Grazier Hosts Pasture Walks 

May 5, 2003, Michigan Hay & Grazing Council

Dave McCartney says producing forage is complicated but potentially much more profitable than growing grains and oilseeds. But it takes effort to be good...

Check Out New Grazing Site 

May 5, 2003, Texas Cooperative Extension

Cattle producers interested in establishing intensive grazing systems can access a new Web site from Texas Cooperative Extension. The site covers the...

National Grazing Conference Focuses On Management 

Mar 24, 2003, Staff

Grazing management will take center stage Dec. 7-10 in Nashville, TN, when the Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative sponsors the Second National Conference...

Wipers Whip Pasture Weeds 

Mar 24, 2003, Noble Foundation

Weed wipers can be an effective and economical weed control tool for graziers, says Jim Johnson, a soil fertility and crop specialist with the Noble Foundation....

Japanese Ryegrass Matures Early 

Mar 24, 2003, USDA-ARS

USDA-ARS researchers are excited about the potential of an annual ryegrass variety from Japan. They say Shiwasuaoba yields about the same as varieties...

Up-To-Date Hay Prices 

Mar 24, 2003, Hay & Forage Grower Staff

Here's a list of easy links to sites with up-to-date hay prices....

Beef Production Resources 

Feb 10, 2003, Hay & Forage Grower Staff

Check out BEEF magazine's Beef Cow-Calf Resource Guide and subscribe to Cow/Calf Weekly...

Bale Wrapping: Use Plenty Of Plastic 

Feb 7, 2003, Hay & Forage Grower Staff

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

Thrips Aid Spider Mite Control 

Feb 7, 2003, University of California Cooperative Extension

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

Eastern Corn Belt Hay Supply Tightens 

Dec 2, 2002, Dave Petritz, Purdue University Ag Econo-mist

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 

Dec 2, 2002, Society for Range Management

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

Wisconsin Graziers Will Meet In February 

Dec 2, 2002, Wisconsin GLCI

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 

Dec 2, 2002, Montana GLCI

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 

Dec 2, 2002, Society for Range Management

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...

Give Forages Some R&R 

Oct 1, 2002

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...

The Midwest Needs Hay 

Oct 1, 2002, Hay & Forage Grower staff

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 

Oct 1, 2002, Ohio State University

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

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Aug 5, 2002, Neil Tietz

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 

Jun 18, 2002, University of Minnesota

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 

Jun 18, 2002, Potash & Phosphate Institute

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 

Jun 18, 2002, Hay & Forage Grower Staff

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...

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