Dec. 3, 2024
Forage seed supplies for spring plantings look to be in generally good shape...


Nov. 13, 2024
In the Field to Feedbunk column of the September 10, 2024, issue of Hoard’s Dairyman, Ev Thomas correctly pointed out that management is as important — if not more important — as forage variety in affecting forage quality...


Oct. 14, 2024
The concept of preserving forages as baled silage has become more popular throughout many regions of North America, and particularly in areas where weather norms make baling dry hay difficult and frustrating...


Oct. 14, 2024
Dairy farms rely heavily on corn silage as a key feed ingredient in cow rations...


Oct. 14, 2024
There are many different ways to assess dairy and feedlot performance and profitability...


Oct. 9, 2024
Barley, oats, rye, triticale, and wheat are cool-season annual grasses that have a starchy endosperm within their caryopses, or grains...


Sept. 3, 2024
This spring, I seeded some container varieties of lettuce in planter boxes near a shaded area of my makeshift home garden. My harvest was far from fruitful and only afforded enough leaves to put...


July 25, 2024
Although sorghum species can pose a risk of prussic acid poisoning, it is possible to safely and effectively utilize these types of forage with proper management...


July 2, 2024
Being half forage and half grain, corn silage has the unique ability to meet a range of energy and fiber requirements. That being said, it can be a difficult ingredient to incorporate into different t...


June 4, 2024
Whether farmers raise dairy cattle, beef cattle, or any other type of livestock, one thing they all have in common is that they must manage variability — variability in weather, variability in marke...