Kansas Growers Battle Webworms
Kansas alfalfa growers are dealing with what may be the state’s worst-ever infestation of webworms. "People who have three to four decades of experience...
Armyworms Invade California
The California Alfalfa & Forage Association (CAFA) is working to get Section 18 approval for the use of Steward insecticide for armyworm control. According...
Alfalfa Production Looks Stable
Alfalfa growers say they’re harvesting more acres this year. But the average yield will be lower than last year’s, so production will be largely unchanged....
Hay Prices, Acreage Rise
The nationwide average price paid for hay hit $96.30/ton last month, USDA reports. That’s slightly higher than the prior month’s average price for all...
Wisconsin Grazing School Is Aug. 24-25
Learn the basics of management-intensive grazing in a two-day workshop at River Falls, WI. Set for Aug. 24 and 25, the workshop is sponsored by University...
Spreadsheet Compares Silage Methods
A spreadsheet to help compare the long-term costs of ownership for tower silos, bunker silos and silage bags is available from the Crop Storage Institute,...
Red Clover Silage Makes More Milk
Red clover doesn’t yield quite as well as alfalfa, and it dries more slowly for hay. But red clover silage may be superior to alfalfa silage as a dairy feed, and can help reduce manure nitrogen levels....
Minnesota Forage Expo Is July 17-18
The 2001 Minnesota Alfalfa And Forage Expo will be held July 17-18 at the University of Minnesota’s Rosemount Research and Outreach Center, just south...
Haying Weather Finally Arrives
Many Midwestern hay and silage producers are scrambling to finish the first alfalfa cutting – three weeks or more behind schedule. Others, lucky to get...
Wheel Traffic Cuts Yield
Wheel traffic can have a huge impact on alfalfa yield, a problem that may be exacerbated by this year’s wet weather in many states. Last year, researchers...
Irrigated Grasses Beat Legumes
Cool-season grasses produced more beef per acre than alfalfa or cicer milkvetch in a University of Wyoming irrigated pasture study. But the researchers...
Insects Munch On Utah Hay
Utah hay growers are battling outbreaks of two insects this summer. High numbers of Mormon crickets and grasshoppers are moving from rangeland into hayfields, forcing many growers to apply insecticides or face major yield losses....
Grazing Schools Set For Minnesota And Wisconsin
Two Streamside Grazing Workshops will be held in southwestern Wisconsin and southeastern Minnesota June 27 and 28. The first day-long school will be hosted...
New Colorado Alfalfa Days Set
The first Northern Colorado Alfalfa Days will take place June 28-29 at the Ted Carlson farm, Eaton, CO. It will include speakers, commercial exhibits...
Enter 17th Forage Superbowl
Entry forms are available for the 17th World’s Forage Analysis Superbowl, the annual quality contest that culminates in October at the World Dairy Expo....
Bale Covers Cattle Can Eat
Livestock producers soon may be covering hay bales with edible, biodegradable plastic. That’s one potential application for plastic film made from corn...
Tedded Hay Dries Faster
Want to bale your hay sooner to cut the risk of rain damage? Ted it, suggests Mike Collins, University of Kentucky agronomist. Tedding can shave up to...
Armyworms Attack Forage Crops
Armyworms are causing serious damage to pastures and hayfields in several states. The Environmental Protection Agency recently granted special registration...
Make Your Pastures Productive
Managing pastures for productivity is the key to successful grazing, points out Maribel Fernandez, Wright County, MN, extension educator. You can’t control...
Make Your Pastures Productive
Managing pastures for productivity is the key to successful grazing, points out Maribel Fernandez, Wright County, MN, extension educator. You can’t control...
Hay Prices Hit Three-Year High
After 1 1/2 years of decline, alfalfa hay prices began to increase early last year. By mid-April of 2001, prices across the nation averaged $100/ton compared...
Minnesota Graziers Get Exemption
Minnesota farmers who graze dairy or beef cattle no longer have to comply with state feedlot and manure management regulations. Governor Jesse Ventura...
Hay Stocks Drop Dramatically
Last year's hay production was 5% lower than that of the previous year, and a severe winter and late spring resulted in heavy hay feeding. Those factors...
New Pasture Herbicide Cleared
A new herbicide for broadleaf weed control in grass pastures and rangeland is said to offer quick knockdown and longer residual control than existing...
Barn-Dry Big Bales?
In most hay-growing regions, growers have a tough time getting the crop dry enough for problem-free storage in big square bales. Barn drying may be the...
