Learn About Labs
Much of the information you need to know when evaluating a forage-testing lab can only be learned by asking, says Don Meyer. Workers at reputable labs...
World-Class Hay
Ben Puck is confident that some of the hay he made last summer was as good as can be produced anywhere in the world. Now our challenge is to do that all...
Dry-Weather Advantage
When the 2005 growing season turned dry, Dan Kamps figured his family would do well in the World's Forage Analysis Superbowl. Dry years always make good-testing...
High School Senior Wins Forage Superbowl
Jacob Kamps, Darlington, WI, has won the 2005 World's Forage Analysis Superbowl...
New Test Measures Starch Digestibility
A new laboratory test measures the amount of starch that rumen fluid digests in 12 hours. The test can be used to analyze samples of corn silage, high-moisture...
New Publication Compares RFV, RFQ
A new South Dakota State University publication explains the difference between relative feed value (RFV) and relative forage quality (RFQ), the indexes...
Michigan Dairy Wins SUPERBOWL
Klaas Van der Ploeg packs his bunkers with two big tractors, and insists that his workers drive on the silage non-stop between loads. They've got to pack,...
Short On STARCH
Crop processors on forage harvesters don't always do the job right. That's according to a new test that determines how much of the starch in corn silage...
Minnesotan Wins Forage Superbowl
A wet spring followed by late-summer drought helped Rick Weber win the 2003 World's Forage Analysis Superbowl. The early wetness delayed Weber's first...
Minnesotan Wins Forage Superbowl
A corn, soybean and commercial hay grower from Madison, MN, has won the 2003 World's Forage Analysis Superbowl. Rick Weber's winning alfalfa sample tested...
Corn Silage BAGS Superbowl
It wasn't so much what Bob Brooks did as what he didn't do to win the 2002 World's Forage Analysis Superbowl. I didn't use commercial fertilizer, I didn't...
RFQ Is Catching On
The first change in forage analysis in 30 years relative forage quality was well accepted at the recent World Dairy Expo. I was pleasantly surprised,...
Sample Silage Right For Accurate Testing
Dairy producers must be diligent when collecting silage samples for testing, says Kurt Ruppel, a dairy production specialist with Pioneer Hi-Bred International....
Savvy Hay Sampling
Hay quality conflicts between California buyers and sellers are likely to happen less often in the future, thanks to a new program launched recently by...
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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....
