Nathan Hrnicek was recently hired as a Vita Plus forage products specialist. Hrnicek will work closely with the eastern region dairy team to provide on-farm forage support

John Deere’s new L331 and L341 Large Square Balers feature the MegaWide™ pickup with or without precutter. Two hay tool innovations from John Deere Ottumwa Works have been honored

The Keith Bolsen Silage Safety Foundation is pleased to announce DuPont Pioneer donated $5,000 toward the production of educational materials for the purpose of preventing serious injuries

Thousands of antique John Deere tractor enthusiasts from across the United States and Canada travel to the Quad Cities and home of Deere & Company in March 2018

Drex Gauntt is not a farmer who fears technology. To the contrary — he embraces it as an income generator, a tool to more efficiently use water, a way to better manage his time, and for the benefit

With rising market prices for live calves, staying up all night to supervise first-calf heifers during calving season is well worth the effort to many producers. A recent Oklahoma State University Cow

All-hay and alfalfa November hay price averages were both lower in USDA’s most recent Agricultural Prices report. The all-hay price was $138 per ton, down $3 from the previous month but $12 per ton

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

Seth HoytAuthor of The Hoyt Report, providing hay market analysis and insight.In some Western states, hay supplies are down from a year ago, according to sources. This was evident in California and we

Just in case reading eHay Weekly wasn’t on your Top 10 “to do” list every Tuesday morning of the past year, here’s a chance to catch up with the most-read articles that came through

Broadcast seeding in late winter, or frost seeding, is a widely used strategy to bolster pasture productivity or add new species to the forage mix.Though not as reliable as seeding with a drill, frost

And the beat goes on with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) mandate to require electronic logging devices (ELDs) for commercial motor vehicles. The December 18, 2017, deadline was e

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 b

December 5, 2017• Results from two more corn hybrid silage performance trials are now available: Minnesota and New York/Vermont.• The University of Georgia has published a new bulletin on Managing

This is always on the Top 10 question list this time of year. To be honest, it won’t be answered here because there’s still a multitude of unknowns that are . . . well . . . unknown.What can

Photo: University of CaliforniaThere are some weed species that every forage producer should know. Dodder is one of them.This unique, parasitic plant has no leaves or chlorophyll. Rather, it prefers t

Center pivot irrigation hasn’t been left behind in the march toward more site-specific field management. At last month’s Western Alfalfa & Forage Symposium in Reno, Nev., Troy Pete

Seth HoytAuthor of The Hoyt Report, providing hay market analysis and insight.The pounds of alfalfa hay fed in milk cow rations in California in the third quarter of 2017 dropped to 7.06 pounds per he

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 bel

When the bite of winter takes hold, forage intake can rise by 30 percent. Beef animals use most of this additional intake to meet the higher maintenance requirement imposed by colder temperatures, acc