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  • Nov. 1, 2010
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    Heifers Thrive On Soybean Baleage

    Bill Fuller invited neighbor Roy Marcantel to harvest and feed some of his 2009 Big Fellow soybeans. Marcantel harvested the crop as baleage without mixing it with corn, then fed it to yearling Braford heifers as their primary forage throughout the fall and winter...More
  • Nov. 1, 2010
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    Souped-Up Silage: Cattleman Mixes Chopped Corn, Forage Soybeans

    Bill Fuller wasn’t satisfied with the 7-9% protein content of his corn silage and wanted to make it a more complete feed for his beef cattle. “I wanted something to blend with corn as a protein supplement”...More
  • Aug. 19, 2010
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    How To Pick A Fall-Planted Forage Crop

    Before deciding to plant wheat, rye or triticale this fall for forage next spring, consider the strengths and weaknesses of each one, advises Bruce Anderson, University of Nebraska Extension forage specialist...More
  • Jul. 20, 2010
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    Plant Winter Rye For Spring Forage

    Planting winter rye following soybean or corn silage harvest is a good way for dairy producers to increase feed production from limited acres, say University of Wisconsin dairy specialists...More
  • Jun. 24, 2010
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    Sunflowers Are Suitable Late Silage Crops

    Livestock producers who need more forage might consider a late planting of sunflowers. They may be your best bet for replanting a field or double cropping after wheat...More
  • Jan. 1, 2010
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    Canola As A Forage, Too?

    It won't compete yield-wise with alfalfa or triticale, but grazed or ensiled winter canola offers high nutritional value and digestibility its first year...More
  • Jan. 9, 2009
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    Tracking Teff

    Growers from Washington to New York and parts in between now have one or more years' experience with teff, an Ethiopian warm-season annual grass. For...More
  • Jan. 1, 2009
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    Topping It Off

    The cattle at Cimarron Farm don't have to reach far to grab mouthfuls of fresh forage. That's because folks at the St. Albans, VT, organic dairy began...More
  • Nov. 1, 2008
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    Optimizing Acres

    Booming land prices, coupled with fewer acres to rent in his neighborhood, have led Cliff Schuette to develop a forage chain. It lets him graze year-round...More
  • Sep. 1, 2008
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    Making Millionaire$

    Eric Gaul had no net worth when he started dairying in 2003. Today, at age 31, he's worth over $300,000 and is cruising toward his goal of becoming a...More
  • Sep. 1, 2008
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    Low-Tech Solution

    A low-tech, easy-to-install-and-maintain irrigation system is giving U.S. grazing dairies a new tool to ensure pastures remain productive through summer...More
  • Aug. 26, 2008
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    Dairy Specialist Offers Fall Forage Harvest Options

    Mike Hutjens, University of Illinois extension dairy specialist, suggests three scenarios for fall forage harvesting. “We have plenty of late-planted corn and soybeans, which could be nipped by an early frost,” says Mike Hutjens. “It is important that dairy producers understand the alternatives and strategies...More
  • Aug. 1, 2008
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    First-Class Cover

    They call it a cover-crop in South America. In North Dakota, it's an exotic seed that's surprising ranchers, forage growers and even cash grain producers....More
  • Sep. 1, 2007
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    Tasty In Texas

    Triticale, once labeled by some as a poor substitute for corn and other silages, is scoring high with Texas dairies. For David Hinders, Canyon, triticale...More
  • Aug. 1, 2006
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    Not-So-Promising Partners

    Ken Albrecht was optimistic that growing climbing beans with corn would increase silage yield and protein content. It looked like a good way for Wisconsin...More
  • Feb. 1, 2006
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    Forage Sorghum Saves Water

    New Mexico dairies may be better off feeding forage sorghum silage instead of corn silage, says Mark Marsalis. The underground water resources that we...More
  • Jan. 1, 2005
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    Tropical legume is potential forage, seed crop

    Texas researchers are optimistic that an annual summer legume with an unusual name might become popular in the South. Lablab, a fast-growing plant native...More
  • Mar. 1, 2004
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    Corn And Kura Clover: A Perfect Couple

    Growing corn and kura clover together can cut both nitrogen costs and soil erosion, says Ken Albrecht. Our preliminary research shows that we're significantly...More
  • Mar. 1, 2003
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    Fill-In Forages

    When alfalfa winterkills, it's much easier to replace its volume than its quality. The handful of emergency forage crops recommended for the Upper Midwest...More
  • Mar. 1, 2003
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    BMR Sorghum Saves Water

    With a dairy as a new neighbor, Chris Urbanczyk had another market for his corn silage. But with rising irrigation costs, he wasn't sure that he could...More
  • Mar. 1, 2002
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    Winter Wheat Heads Off Drought

    By the time David Jones plants corn this year, he'll already have a significant amount of high-quality silage in his bunker. Last fall, this Aroda, VA,...More
  • Feb. 1, 2002
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    Interseeded Grass Tacks On Tonnage

    Last year, the fourth cutting from one of John Miller's alfalfa fields yielded at least as much as the first. With 80 Holsteins and just 65 acres, this...More
  • Jul. 13, 2001
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    Red Clover Silage Makes More Milk

    Red clover doesn’t yield quite as well as alfalfa, and it dries more slowly for hay. But red clover silage may be superior to alfalfa silage as a dairy feed, and can help reduce manure nitrogen levels....More
  • Mar. 1, 2001
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    Side By Side For Silage

    Minnesotan mixes corn and soybeans in windrows. Allan Wake always wanted to make corn silage early, before northern Minnesota's fall weather made fields...More
  • Mar. 1, 2001
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    When Less Is More

    Hulless oats, beardless barley offer higher quality. High yields and good feed value have made corn silage the annual forage of choice for livestock producers...More

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