Feb. 4, 2025
As the Super Bowl approaches, offensive and defensive coordinators will pour over film in an effort to either score points or prevent points, respectively. Truth be told, farmers should be doing the s...


Feb. 4, 2025
Despite already being one month into the new year, some farmers are still staring down a long road of winter hay feeding. This may not be as daunting where opportunities exist to graze winter pastures...


Feb. 4, 2025
After an $8 per ton fall in November, the average price for December alfalfa hay only retreated $1, settling at $164 per ton, according to data from the USDA’s Agricultural Prices report. This was t...


Feb. 4, 2025
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...


Jan. 31, 2025
Norden Manufacturing, a provider of quality hay handling products for growers, including Hay Accumulators, Tie-Grabbers, and Standard Grabbers, announces the launch of their new product...


Jan. 29, 2025
Tall fescue has become entrenched across the middle part of the eastern U.S., creating a region called the Tall Fescue Belt...


Jan. 29, 2025
One of the favorite parts of my job is getting to visit farms all over the country...


Jan. 29, 2025
With the elections now in the rearview mirror, we all readily recall the nation’s focus on domestic issues and policy...


Jan. 29, 2025
When I grew up, I wasn’t going to be an ag journalist. In fact, I wasn’t going to work in agriculture at all. I was going to be the lady at the department store who played the piano...


Jan. 29, 2025
Utilization is the percent of forage production that is used by grazing livestock and wildlife...