Oats are a great choice for Indiana livestock producers wanting to salvage some value from drought-ravaged cornfields, says Keith Johnson, Purdue Extension forage specialist.
Oats are a great choice for Indiana livestock producers wanting to salvage some value from drought-ravaged cornfields, says Keith Johnson, Purdue Extension forage specialist....More
Forages are maturing two to three weeks ahead of schedule in Kentucky, and many will need to be harvested soon for optimum feed quality, says Ray Smith, University of Kentucky Extension forage specialist....More
Ohio farmers whose wet fields prevent them from planting cool-season perennial forages by May 15 should consider warm-season annual forages instead, says John Grimes, Ohio State University Extension beef coordinator...More
Alfalfa (40% NDF) and orchardgrass (60% NDF) hays supported similar milk production levels when they replaced corn grain in rations at the University of Minnesota...More
"There's as much difference between grass varieties as there is between an Angus and a Holstein cow,” says Dan Undersander, University of Wisconsin Extension forage specialist....More
Orchardgrass and tall fescue are the best grasses for Upper Midwestern livestock producers, with meadow fescue as a third option for growers willing to sacrifice a little bit of yield to get the highest quality, says Dan Undersander...More
Hay growers can get a better idea of how fertile their alfalfa fields are if they have plants tested rather than soil. That's especially important considering...More
Annual ryegrass used as a cover crop with no-till corn can out-produce conventionally tilled acres by an average of 50 bu/acre in droughty conditions...More
