September 2, 2025• Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 10.9 million head on August 1, which was dow
In a recent Hoard’s Dairyman webinar, John Goeser compared the corn silage growing season to a football game. Metaphorically speaking, he said farmers had the ball going into the fourth quarter,
Before you utilize the annual forages you seeded this summer to boost your stored forage supplies or extend the grazing season, consider if these plants could be toxic to livestock. Sorghum, sorghum-s
Containing a typical mix of both grasses and legumes, pasture weed control has always been an exercise in tradeoffs. Most herbicides either control grasses or broadleaves without regard to desired spe
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
CLAAS just unveiled the new JAGUAR 1000 series forage harvester to a select audience of dealers, producers and members of the media gathered in California dairy country near Visalia
LIQUIDO F is the newly developed, versatile front silage additive tank from PÖTTINGER. It can be used easily and flexibly in combination with a wide variety of different brands of loader wagons and
Traffic gets slower this time of year if your commute includes a county road in farm country. As we approach the busy season for corn silage, grain harvest, and later cuttings of alfalfa, both sides o
Between chopping corn silage, cutting the last crop of hay, and stockpiling fall forage this time of year, pasture maintenance and renovation projects can fall through the cracks. But making time for
When people talk about plant diversity, I’m not sure too many include Canada thistle into their list of cherished species. Without control, this perennial can turn a mixed pasture into a seemingly
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 the
After peaking at $191 per ton in May, the average price for alfalfa dropped by $18 per ton during June and July. According to the USDA’s Agricultural Prices report, alfalfa fell to $173 per ton,
As the end of the growing season is on the horizon and there is less forage regrowth, grazing hayfields, rather than harvesting a final cutting, is a cost-effective strategy where feasible
I hope that everyone has received at least a few timely rains this summer. As I have perused social media sites, there are stories of farmers who have experienced some traumatic mid-season machinery breakdowns
In the Ozarks of southern Missouri where my wife, Judy, and I have been grazing cattle for the last 40 years, the predominant forage our cows consume is endophyte-infected Kentucky-31 tall fescue
August 5, 2025• Entries are now open for this year’s World Forage Analysis Superbowl. Click here for more information.• Alfalfa quality takes it hit when it gets hot. • Here are 10
Is your alfalfa lacking persistence? Have you experienced a high frequency of winterkill in the past? Are your stands susceptible to insect damage and disease pressure? If you answered “yes”
Cows don’t want to eat moldy feed, and farmers don’t want to feed moldy silage. The solution seems simple enough until all of the other factors of corn silage harvest and storage are added
Most inaccuracies of hay test results can be attributed to the fact that the sample taken was not representative of the hay lot. “Grab samples only represent the quality of about 1 square foot
