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Plastics net wrap is a common binding material for large round hay bales, but it can present health challenges for cattle due to buildup in the rumen
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The first research trial using “extreme” mechanical processing on wilted alfalfa after chopping is showing great promise in improving alfalfa fiber digestion
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How often have you harvested a beautiful field of alfalfa or a newly established stand of a high-quality variety of alfalfa, only to find out later that the lab test results were only average?
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IF YOU are looking for fall or winter grazing, planting oats in the late summer can be a great option. Oats and other winter-sensitive small grains will typically yield more in the fall than winter
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AGCO Corporation, a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, has launched the new Fendt® Rogator 900 series applicator
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AGCO Corporation (NYSE: AGCO), a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, is bringing the Fendt® 300 Vario tractors to North
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Harvesting corn silage at the right moisture is always important, but it may be just a little bit more important in 2021
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Planting clover in mixed grazing systems has many benefits, such as adding nutritional value to livestock diets, reducing the effects of toxic endophytes in fescue, and fixing nitrogen in the soil
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The dog days of summer have a connotation of laziness and lethargy. This is not the case, though, when it comes to bacteria production
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Below are examples of alfalfa and grass prices being paid FOB barn/stack
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Most everyone knows how corn should be harvested and stored to ensure the best possible performance results when it is fed
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Hearing the buzz of flies is annoying to people, and cattle think so, too. But these insects can be more than just a nuisance
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No matter how silage is stored, silage leachate can be a concern. It’s high biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), low pH, and high reducing potential can threaten the environment
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Below are examples of alfalfa and grass prices being paid FOB barn/stack
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Hay and forage harvest is a race against time, with tonnage and feed value starting to decline the moment the crop is cut
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The Ohio State University’s Farm Science Review, which was held online last year because of the pandemic, will return this year to be live and in person for the 59th annual event
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Much of the Western and Southern United States were already in extreme drought conditions before summer officially started
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The average price of U.S. alfalfa hay in June jumped another $5 per ton, according to USDA’s Agricultural Prices report. It was the seventh consecutive month that the alfalfa price posted a month-over-month
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This year, many parts of the country have been stuck at one end of the moisture spectrum or the other. Some areas are parched while others are soggy, and neither condition has been ideal for grazing
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When producers harvest alfalfa, they are removing more from the field than just their crop. The cut forage also contains nutrients that a short time earlier were in the soil