Better late than never, USDA’s “data dump” arrived last Friday with news of 2018 hay production and inventories. Their Crop Production and Crop Production Annual Summary reports
With the arrival of Abe Lincoln’s birthday, the frost-seeding season begins in the South and pushes its way north. Though not always a sure bet, frost seeding pastures has shown to be a time-proven
For many spring-calving herds, cows are well into the last three months of gestation. Ken Olson, associate professor and extension beef specialist at South Dakota State University (SDSU), highlights s
At the most recent snow survey on January 31, snowpack in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California measured 100 percent of average. More snow the past 10 days has pushed snowpack to 177 inches at the
Below are examples of alfalfa and grass prices being paid FOB barn/stack (except for those noted as delivered, which is indicated by a "d" in the table below) for selected states at the
Among the many presentations and posters offered at the American Forage & Grassland Council’s Conference last month, one that captured my attention like an activated home fire alarm was a Univer
Both alfalfa and corn have relatively high demands for sulfur that must be met if optimum yields of either crop are to be realized. By now, most growers are familiar with the undisputed success of the
Editor’s note: In this and future monthly hay price summaries, we will focus on the Alfalfa price (as we always have) and Other Hay price, which replaces the combined All Hay price in the table belo
In the course of haymaking events, there’s always going to be some hay that gets put up wet, or at least wetter than what is acceptable for long-term storage of dry hay.“Feeding moldy hay to
Below are examples of alfalfa and grass prices being paid FOB barn/stack (except for those noted as delivered, which is indicated by a "d" in the table below) for selected states at the en
Since Fendt® tractors were introduced to North America, they have been the tractors of choice for discriminating hay producers, dairy farmers and custom manure applicators who seek easy to operate
January 1, 2019 • A North Dakota State University specialist says that wheat straw can be an effective roughage this winter to supplement cows on high-quality hay diets. • This year’s
Generally speaking, trends in the forage industry develop at a sluggish pace. There are probably good reasons for this lack of alacrity. It takes time for technologies to develop and even more time fo
Foliar feeding nutrients to forage crops for improving yield and quality is a practice that is gaining in acceptance, especially among organic dairy producers. However, very little has been done to qu
Although typing the phrase “goating off alfalfa” may induce your spell checker to rumble and begin smoking, the practice is an effective winter strategy. It helps reduce weed pressure, control
Weather reports on Sunday night were calling for wind chills to be between 30 to 60 degrees below zero on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week in the Central and Upper Midwest. Dairy and livestock produ
Below are examples of alfalfa and grass prices being paid FOB barn/stack (except for those noted as delivered, which is indicated by a "d" in the table below) for selected states at the end
Noble Research Institute’s governing body announced today the selection of Steven Rhines as the organization’s new president and chief executive officer
