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TC Services, Inc., a trusted provider of hay and silage covering services, is proud to announce the acquisition of Better Forage, a Colorado-based company known for its dependable work and strong customer
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Don’t bail on maintenance
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Working in agriculture — especially hay and forage production — requires long, demanding hours and is heavily reliant on coordination, teamwork, and adaptability. Field teams operate under
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One of the best ways to quickly orient someone to a lactation dairy ration is to compare it to the diets of a mama cow grazing native pasture and a feedlot steer. These are the two extremes
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The best way to put a big plan in action is to start small. Starting small ensures each step is a sure-footed stride in the direction of your goals, rather than a random stab at the unknown. And
July 1, 2025• Iowa State University Extension is hosting a forage field day in Castana, Iowa, on July 31. Topics will include growing summer annuals for silage, baleage, and grazing; interseeding
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Wilting a cut hay crop to baling moisture is rarely easy, but if you do it where rainfall and humidity are as common as mosquitoes during the summer, it can take a mental toll on the body
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Custom harvesters, like most business owners providing goods or services, have dealt with or will deal with a customer who does not pay for the goods or services provided. Disputes, conflicts, mi
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The world moves ever faster, but the pace of farming can’t always keep up
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Kiowa County, Kansas, contains 1,800 people, three incorporated communities, and one traffic signal
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Last week, the 20th International Silage Conference made its way to the United States for a five-day event in Gainesville, Fla. The agenda was as full and diverse as the convention center ballroom tha
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In 1930, there were nearly 40 million acres of oats harvested for grain in the United States. By contrast, USDA pegged harvested oat acres at about 900,000 in 2024; it’s become the rotary phone of
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In a few days, we’ll be flipping the calendar to August. That will mark the beginning of the traditional late-summer alfalfa seeding window. But when does that window close?Recently, I got a phone
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Below are examples of alfalfa and grass prices being paid FOB barn/stack (except for those noted as delivered, which are indicated by a "d" in the table below) for selected states at the end of
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The event was made possible by funding from the NCR SARE partnership grant and NCR SARE research and education grant in collaboration with Lincoln University, Jefferson City, MO
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According to Jim Gerrish, being a profitable livestock producer is less about livestock management and more about land management. More specifically, it’s about taking care of the land in a way that
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Pure stands of cool-season grasses offer unique challenges and rewards. Assuming stands have already been cut once, most grasses close the book on heading for the season and focus on providing leaf-ri
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As the summer progresses, so does forage maturity, insect pressure, and the heat index. Thus, the combination of irritating grass seedheads, higher fly populations, and heat-stressed cattle is a recip
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Below are examples of alfalfa and grass prices being paid FOB barn/stack (except for those noted as delivered, which are indicated by a "d" in the table below) for selected states at the end of th
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Protect your investment in high-quality hay production with these bale storage practicesHaymaking takes multiple steps to achieve a high-quality product. Whether your goal is quality or quantity, the