Pitchers and catchers report to Major League baseball spring training camps this week. Beginning in the South, that’s a cue to be thinking about frost seeding pastures to bolster both productivity

Annual ryegrass is typically seen as a high-quality, cool-season forage and is utilized by many livestock producers for winter grazing. However, the annual forage can also become a weed issue in warm-

Southwest new crop contracts even with last year In the areas of Parker and Poston, Ariz., and Blythe, Calif., new crop contracts with Central and Southern California dairies were reported in January

Below are examples of alfalfa and grass prices being paid FOB barn/stack (except for those noted as delivered, which is indicated by a "d" in the table below) for selected

John Deere updated its line of rotary cutter attachments with the new RX72 and RX84. These new models are designed for heavy-duty vegetation management applications, including property maintenance

Pick a cow . . . any cow. How tolerant is she to fescue toxicosis? The truth is: We don’t always know. But how great would it be if we did? I’m convinced that someday we will select bulls and

There was a day when establishing alfalfa with a cereal grain companion crop was a standard operating procedure; then, better herbicide options were brought to market.Although companion crops are not

The health and body condition of cows during late pregnancy is critical to their overall health and that of their calves. The body condition of a cow during its last trimester also affects subsequent

The average U.S. price for both alfalfa and hay other than alfalfa ended the year $4 per ton below December 2018. The latest USDA Agricultural Prices report pegged alfalfa at $175 per ton, which was

Below are examples of alfalfa and grass prices being paid FOB barn/stack (except for those noted as delivered, which is indicated by a "d" in the table below) for selected sta

January 7, 2020 • The California Department of Water Resources reported on its first Sierra Mountain snowpack measurements for 2020 on January 2. The combined data for all of the sampled locati

Photo: Robert Webster There are lots of things in life that rarely occur. The Chicago Cubs, for example, take home a World Series title about once per century. The Kansas City Chiefs are particip

Determining the correct stocking rate is one of the most important decisions a livestock producer makes. It needs to be conservative, flexible, and adaptable.A smart stocking rate plan is more than ju

Although global positioning systems (GPS) have been widely adopted in many agricultural applications, their use in lower input, pasture management situations is much less commonplace.Researchers at th

The U.S. and China signed the Phase One trade deal on January 15, and the full text of the deal was released. In the agreement, there is a section on animal feed that aims to streamline the import app

Below are examples of alfalfa and grass prices being paid FOB barn/stack (except for those noted as delivered, which is indicated by a "d" in the table below) for selected states

The AGCO Agriculture Foundation (AAF), a private foundation committed to food security and sustainable agricultural development, today announced a new partnership with the Global Growers Network (GGN)

Valley® Irrigation, a Valmont® company, is pleased to announce that it has recently received a patent for a new and better way for growers to implement Variable Rate Irrigation

Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) president Dennis Slater issued the following statement in response to reports that the American Farm Bureau Federation is supporting farmers’ right

Below are examples of alfalfa and grass prices being paid FOB barn/stack (except for those noted as delivered, which is indicated by a "d" in the table below) for selected states at