November 1, 2009
Features
Extreme Grazeover
For cow-calf producer Terry Gompert, the role of cattle extends well beyond beef production. The animals are part of a holistic pasture management system,...
Double Hay Drying Uses Solar And Biomass Energy
Drying hay with renewable energy is cheaper than with natural gas, propane or oil, and using two heat sources instead of one gets the job done faster,...
Switchgrass Under Pivot
When forage agronomist Steve Fransen began looking at growing switchgrass for cellulosic ethanol production, he quickly concluded that much of the research...
Forage Quality, Ethanol Production Studied
University of Kentucky research shows little relationship between forage quality of native warm-season grasses, including switchgrass, and potential cellulosic ethanol production...
Premium Alfalfa Seed Supply Looks Good
The supply of proprietary alfalfa seed looks adequate to good and prices should be about the same or slightly higher than last year's, say alfalfa seed...
NAFA's Variety Guide To Help Growers Make Buying Decisions
Hay & Forage Grower has joined forces with the National Alfalfa & Forage Alliance to bring readers NAFA's 2010 alfalfa variety guide, also known as the...
A Shot Of Sweetness: Nutrition Injection System Makes Poor Hay Palatable
Southern dairy and beef cattle producers with low- to medium-quality round bales of hay can increase its palatability and possibly its nutritive value...
Will Seeding Grass With Alfalfa Pay?
Seeding grasses with alfalfa provides better cover management and reduces erosion, said Tom Cox, University of Wisconsin (UW) ag economist. The question...
Superbowl Winner Is Committed To Corn Silage
When David Dickey was invited to Madison, WI, to be honored on Sept. 30 as overall winner in the 2009 World's Forage Analysis Superbowl, his nutritionist...
Industry News
Tillering BMR Corn Is Fast Forage
A new tillering forage corn that can produce 5 tons/acre of high-energy, high-protein dry matter in 60 days will revolutionize the way some forage is...
Forage Corn Produces Like ‘A Jungle,’ Researcher Says
Ron Kaufman planted six rows of MasterGraze in a test plot last spring. He didn't harvest it, but was impressed with the amount of vegetation...
Agco May Get Biomass Research Grant
Agco Corporation may receive a U.S. Department of Energy funding award for its efforts toward the efficient collection and transportation of cellulosic...
Brumfield New NHA President
David Brumfield of Brumfield Hay & Grain, Lexington, KY, was named president of the National Hay Association in September at the organization's annual...
Grazing Lands Conference Set For Dec. 13-16
Producers and grazing management experts for all species of livestock from across the country will be speaking at the Dec. 13-16 National Conference on...
Dairyland Seed Launches New Web Site
Dairyland Seed, West Bend, WI, has redesigned its Web site, www.dairylandseed.com. It features materials on the company's product line, Chicago Board...
Growth Regulator Can Extend Grazing Season
A plant growth regulator just on the market can be a very useful tool for shifting production to early spring or extending grass production several weeks...
Russian Knapweed Invades Forages
If you see a Canada thistle look-alike in your alfalfa, it may be Russian knapweed, a noxious weed to tackle early on, says Earl Creech, University of...
Research In Brief
The Newest Alfalfas
Some of the newest proprietary alfalfas are listed in the online alfalfa variety pamphlet, Winter Survival, Fall Dormancy & Pest Resistance Rates for Alflalfa Varieties 2010 Edition...
Switchgrass May Be Dual-Purpose Crop
Switchgrass could be grazed by stocker cattle and then harvested for bioenergy production, say researchers at the Noble Foundation, Ardmore, OK. A 24-acre...
Check Water Regime When Picking Varieties
When choosing summer-annual forage varieties based solely on yield, it's okay to use data from dryland research, even if the crop will be irrigated. But...
Seeded Bermuda Does Well In Virginia
In Virginia Polytechnic Institute research, seeded bermudagrass varieties established quickly, produced a significant amount of forage the seeding year...
Extend Grazing In Northern Minnesota
Stockpile and windrow grazing can lengthen the fall grazing season in northern Minnesota, a University of Minnesota study revealed. In 2007 and 2008,...
Western Alfalfa Conference Will Be Dec. 2-4 In Reno
The aim of the Dec. 2-4 Western Alfalfa & Forage Conference: To help alfalfa producers improve profitability. Besides a grower panel on how to market...
Calendar
Calendar
Nov. 18-19: McCook Farm And Ranch Expo, Red Willow County Fairgrounds, McCook, NE. Visit mccookfarmandranchexpo.net or call 866-685-0989. Dec. 1-2: Manitoba...
Product Preview
Silage Baler
Vermeer's 404 Pro Baler, its first-fixed-chamber round baler, offers maximum crop throughput and improved reliability and performance in high-moisture forage...
Silage Bag
The Agripac G1 silage bag, from AT Films, Inc., is the first generation of a new family of stronger, tougher polymer-film silage bags for cold-weather dairy operators...
Side-Delivery Rake
The Kverneland Taarup 9669 S double-rotor side-delivery rake comes in two models...
Silage Inoculant
Pioneer's 11GFT grass silage inoculant stimulates fermentation by rapidly dropping silage pH ...
Hay Tarp
Hay Saver hay tarp, from Inland Tarp & Cover, Inc., fits 4'- to 6'-diameter round bales and comes in a 52' standard length...
Hay Market Update
Hay Prices Hold At Low Levels
In a few states, prices for high-quality alfalfa hay have moved up or down slightly in recent weeks. But overall they're holding mostly steady at below-normal...
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Research in Brief
The following items report on forage-related research recently presented by University experts at meetings across the country.
