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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 tab
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Researchers could be one step closer to finding ways to combat spring black stem and leaf spot (SBS), a fungal disease that reduces quality and yield in alfalfa
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Nicholas Gutierrez made his appearance in the forage world as a teenager competing in the World Forage Analysis Forage Superbowl at World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis
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The rising value of protein over the last 10 months should cause dairy producers and dairy nutritionists to reconsider the value of alfalfa hay and silage in dairy rations
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In the last few years, crabgrass has quickly become one of my favorite forages because of its nutritive value, palatability, and versatility
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Large round bales are the preferred form of haymaking in many parts of the U.S., but they are difficult to load and process in mixer wagons unless the bales are first put through a grinder
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Managing bale moisture is an important consideration in properly conserving high-quality baled silages for subsequent cash sale or use in livestock feeding operations
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I walked into a Northern Tool and Equipment store last year, which is somewhat of an unusual event
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Rapidly drying hay and forage to the desired moisture for safe conservation is both challenging and frustrating
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Current hay and forage inventories are approaching their annual low
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with skyrocketing protein costs following a challenged growing season in South America, forage protein value is under the microscope
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During my high school years, finding new boundaries was just a part of the maturation process
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The philosophies of regenerative agriculture, sustainable agriculture, and holistic agriculture are generating a great deal of interest these days
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In the past few years, there has been growing interest in warm-season annual forages, including forage sorghum, sudangrass, and sorghum-sudangrass
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Every year, there is a lot of lodged forage due to delayed harvests caused by heavy winds and rain associated with severe storms
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As the weather starts to warm up for most of the country, farmers begin to get restless after a long winter of shop hours
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As alfalfa has slowly been reintroduced to Southern fields this past decade — this time grown with bermudagrass — the need for new alfalfa research has also grown
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IT SEEMS pretty straightforward. In the West, we irrigate pastures; in the East, we don’t. In the East, it rains frequently, and in the West, it doesn’t. Plain as black and white
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The underlying genetics of corn, or Zea mays, stem from domesticated teosinte found in Latin America thousands of years ago
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Cover crops are a conservation management tool in grain production that are used to enhance soil properties, reduce erosion, control weeds, and play a role in water management