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Solving some present-day problems requires revisiting decades-old knowledge. This is the case for pasture decline observed in recent years in Florida beef cow-calf operations
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Found in a variety of feedstuffs worldwide, mycotoxins are becoming a topic of more and more discussions
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Of the several types of silos used commercially, pile silos, which ensile forage under a plastic cover after packing, are popular in many areas, especially on large farms
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I never get tired of looking at these mountains,” Tim Kelley reflected. “I’ve always said that I’m the most blessed man on earth to live here and farm
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The beef industry has been an extensively managed production system for decades. Small profit margins have supported the necessity to minimize input costs

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Yield mapping can identify the best and poorest producing areas of your corn and soybean fields. But what’s available for pastures? That’s the question Dutch dairyman Piet Jan Thibaudier
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The mower is one of the most overlooked pieces of equipment when it comes to yearly maintenance
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Producers in the Midwestern, Western, and Northern states are no strangers to the benefits of alfalfa. They know alfalfa is an excellent source of protein and digestible energy for livestock
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People often ask me, “What’s new in the forage world?” My answer begins with forage digestibility, or to be more specific, fiber digestibility
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What’s also obvious is that this group isn’t afraid to break some norms — especially when it comes to alfalfa and corn silage production

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Grazing livestock in Northern regions where winters are long and harsh can prove challenging. For some producers, bale grazing has become a cost-effective, time-saving strategy to break past the pasto
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Danuser is introducing its new Python Wire Unroller, which easily unrolls new and Python rolled spools of barbed and smooth wire for faster fencing
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This item has been supplied by a forage marketer and has not been edited, verified or endorsed by Hay & Forage Grower.New AFS Connect™ Magnum™ series tractors from Case IH provide connectivity
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ASV Holdings Inc., an industry-leading manufacturer of all-purpose and all-season compact track loaders and skid steers, has introduced a new brand strategy highlighting the product features
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Some who harvest forage, like custom operator Daryll Manthe, DeForest, Wis., have been using tedders in front of their forage harvesters to dry down alfalfa silage faster

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During the Major League Baseball off-season, the phrase “hot stove league” denotes the period of time when a flurry of team transactions set the stage for the next season
Alfalfa guidelines table
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 th
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Southern beef cattle producers need to think beyond just grazing bermudagrass or bahiagrass from May through mid-October and feeding hay for the duration of the calendar year. That was the essence of
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Researchers at the University of Kentucky found nitrogen (N) rate to be more important than using a fertilizer source with enhanced efficiency properties when stockpiling tall fescue. They reported th
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Grass tetany, or hypomagnesia, is a nutritional disease that can occur in cattle grazing lush and actively growing cool-season grasses that have been fertilized with nitrogen and potassium. This disea