Heard about reduced lignin alfalfa? Wondered if it can play a role on your farm? Redesigned to increase digestibility by 12-15 percent, HarvXtra™ alfalfa with Roundup Ready® Technology allows
Margins are precariously thin for cow-calf and stocker operations. As the time has come to hunker down for winter feeding and grazing, harvested forage quality may very well be the determining factor
Here’s a short, fun little video provided by the Oklahoma Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) of a camera-equipped cow as it roams through a smorgasbord of forage crops
Due to the current beef-market situation, many producers are evaluating ways to cut costs without negatively impacting production. Feeding cows comprises the largest percentage of annual producti
Emily GlunkExtension forage specialistMontana State University Plentiful rains toward the end of the summer and heading into fall have put many producers in Montana in excellent shape for p
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 the end of
Deere & Company announces a joint development agreement with Scherer Design Engineering, Inc. to develop and commercialize kernel processing solutions for self-propelled forage harvest
Hesston by Massey Ferguson®, the industry-leading hay equipment brand from AGCO Corporation (NYSE:AGCO), introduced an all-new triple windrow attachment (TWA) for WR9800 self-propelled wi
Make plans today to attend the January 2017 Heart of America Grazing Conference. The event is scheduled January 18-19, 2017 at the Quincy, Illinois Holiday Inn
Bestway Inc. a leading manufacturer and marketer of agricultural sprayers, recently announced the introduction of a line of UTV Skid Mounted Sprayers that are designed for rugged use by fa
KROHNE, Inc. now offers the OPTIFLUX 4100 electromagnetic flowmeter ideal for farming and agricultural applications, including liquid manure application, dragline pump safety, and even billing for commercial
DuPont Pioneer researchers have discovered a protein from a non-Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) bacterium source that exhibits promise as an alternative means for controlling corn rootworm in North America
Seth HoytAuthor of The Hoyt Report, providing hay market analysis and insight.According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, alfalfa hay exports from the West Coast to China in August totaled a record
Forage quality is a significant player in our high-producing dairy herds.This was one of the conclusions made after 14 high-producing Wisconsin dairy operators were surveyed regarding their feeding pr
A total of 373 samples from 24 different states and provinces comprised the field of entries for this year’s World Forage Analysis Superbowl. The highest placing samples were on display at Wor
Vanessa Corriher-OlsonForage SpecialistTexas A&M AgriLife Extension Good available forage and lower feed prices are helping offset prices in the calf market. Atypical August rains have