Kathy Vander Kinter grew up on a 60-cow dairy farm in Fond du Lac County, Wis. After technical college, she married her husband, Luke, and moved to the Green Bay, Wis., area where she became an employ
Hesston by Massey Ferguson®, the industry’s leading hay equipment brand of AGCO Corporation (NYSE:AGCO) unveiled its historic 100,000th windrower on Tuesday, March 29, 2016, in Hesston
Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) has entered a joint venture with Hagie Manufacturing, the U.S. market leader in high-clearance sprayers. In the agreement, Deere acquires majority ownership of Hag
March 1, 2016 • NAFA (National Alfalfa and Forage Alliance) representatives attended more than 100 meetings to promote and educate Congressional members and agency officials during their recent D.C
Sellers are moving last year's crop out of storage to make room for new crop. In some cases, this has resulted in prices that are $10 to $15 per ton lower. Below are examples of alfalfa and gras
Documentation that the Clean Air Act of 1970 and its subsequent amendments are working continues to mount. For agriculture, the reduction of sulfur dioxide emissions into the atmosph
It’s a basic axiom of forage production: Fertilize grass with nitrogen. Another more widespread axiom: There are exceptions to every rule. “If a livestock producer calls me in the spring
Planting corn for silage is somewhat unique compared to planting corn for grain. Hybrid selection, planting rates, and even row spacing offer different responses for silage than for grain
Seth HoytAuthor of The Hoyt Report, providing hay market analysis and insight. Speculation from growers is that the warmer than normal February caused alfalfa hay to grow faster than normal
The NRCS defines soil health as “The continued capacity of soil to function as a vital living ecosystem that sustains plants, animals and humans.” But what exactly does that mean?
Krone, a global manufacturer focused on innovative hay-and-forage farming equipment, announced today it will relocate its North American corporate headquarters from Memphis, Tennesse
The author is the extension forage specialist for the University of Arkansas. Paul Beck, Dirk Philipp and Kenny Simon contributed to this article. Filling forage gaps with winter
The author is an assistant professor in the department of biology at Utah State University. Alfalfa stem nematodes are not new pests to alfalfa but the problems associated with their presen
The author is a dairy nutritional consultant and freelance agricultural writer based out of Connecticut. Early spring grass provides enough protein, energy and dry matter intake for milk pr
Peter Ballerstedt HFG: It seems that the amount of science devoted to forage grass development and management is at an all-time high. Do you agree? PB: I agree. Today we’ve seen the int
