Will it head early? Will it head late?These two questions follow grass varieties around like a lost puppy. They get asked by grass breeders during development; they get asked by marketing departments...
A vigorous alfalfa stand most likely points back to well-timed and carefully executed seeding. In the Midwest, alfalfa seeding dates can fall on either shoulder of the growing season with both times o...
Tornado season in the central states is not limited to the spring anymore as severe weather events no longer seem to be exclusive to specific times of year. All it takes is warm, moist air ahead of an...
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 th...
If raising replacement heifers is such a large expense and over 50% of those expenses come from feed costs, the question should be: How can we reduce the costs of producing quality feed for dairy heifers?...
Perennial forages are often praised for their ability to capture atmospheric carbon and sequester it in the soil. But what if forage’s positive impacts on greenhouse gas emissions extended beyond th...
All eyes are on the long-term forecast as precipitation and temperature maps point to another impending drought year across much of the U.S. This comes as some perennial pastures are still trying to r...
If the hay market was a hospital patient, the doctors and nurses would be on the run because the average price paid for hay has essentially flatlined. The February average price for alfalfa hay retrea...
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...