IN 1996, Dolly the sheep was cloned, Google was launched, and Cargill Seeds introduced its first brown midrib (BMR) corn hybrids for silage. At that time, BMR corn for silage was an outlier, a genetic
Hay buyers are like snowflakes — no two customers are alike. Their preferences revolve around the type of livestock they are feeding, the stage of production those animals are in, and their capacity
It’s hard to have grazing success without a good forage base. But what forage species constitute a productive pasture?Jason Cavadini often finds himself trying to answer the question “What
Harvesting winter cover crops — including triticale — can add a considerable cushion to forage inventories. Many dairies rely on cover crop silage for heifer and dry cow feed, but according
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Decade is not a long duration in the scope of a lifetime, but a lot can happen in a span of 10 years. That’s certainly been the case for St. Marys, Ohio, farmer Jordan Settlage, who started his foray
We’ve had a lot of conversations with other producers about selling beef directly to consumers. Some are already doing it; a lot more are thinking about it
Moving from Switzerland to Canada in search of a more fulfilling farm life has challenges of its own, but when Matthias Siegrist’s dairy farming dreams didn’t become a reality, he had to channel
In almost all cases, farmers get caught in the cross fire of military conflicts. When such conflicts involve key producers of agricultural inputs or their raw materials, the impact intensifies.Markets
Gray hair and wrinkles may be defining features of old age, but I’ve heard those characteristics also come from stress, anxiety, and raising rowdy kids. Similarly, quality loss in older hay is not
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
Hay exports in 2025 totaled 2.7 million metric tons (MT), according to USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). This was down 17% year-over-year, following a relatively flat trend the previous
Few forage species require the level of management needed for alfalfa. From field establishment to the feedbunk, alfalfa growers need to be on top of their game to realize the crop’s potential.Perha
As the calendar turns to March, the anticipation of greener cool-season pastures heightens, and there’s hope that the winter drudgery of feeding stored forage will soon come to an end.Although the
The average hay price for alfalfa and grass held mostly steady in January, according to the USDA’s Agricultural Prices report. The average dry alfalfa hay price was $160 per ton, which was just $1
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 o
Silage sorghum is a niche, yet increasingly important, component of the U.S. forage landscape. Unlike grain sorghum grown primarily for grain and export, silage sorghum is grown specifically for biomass
February 3, 2026• The National Alfalfa & Forage Alliance (NAFA) received a record number of research proposals eligible for funding from the U.S. Alfalfa Farmer Initiative, also known as the Alf
Brown midrib (BMR) corn has been a key player in the starting lineup of many dairy farmers’ feed crop rotations. But now that BMR hybrids are being called off the court and phased off the market,
