Extending the grazing season into fall and early winter doesn’t just have to be about stockpiling perennials or growing cereals and ryegrass. Many livestock producers have incorporated brassicas
Though the dog days of August still plague many parts of the United States, the winter pasture season is just a short trip down the road.James Rogers, assistant professor at the Noble Foundation in Ar
Nick ClarkExtension agronomy advisor, Hanford, Calif.University of California-Davis Temperatures over the last several weeks have been above average in the San Joaquin Valley. It’s not widely c
Seth HoytAuthor of The Hoyt Report, providing hay market analysis and insight Just when optimism was starting to return to the dairy industry in the western U.S. from higher forecasted milk
In virtually all walks of life, we’ve become a society that wants information and wants it now. Waiting is often an option only if there are no other alternatives. Farmers are no different.Last fall
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 o
The Noble Foundation has released a mobile calculator and utilities app to help agricultural producers crunch numbers and gain information when making management decisions
Click here to download PDF As corn silage growers near their anticipated harvest date, it’s important to walk fields to determine how the crop is progressing
Vermeer is pleased to add two new models to the Pro line of silage-focused balers. The additions include the next generation 504 Pro baler and the all-new 604 Pro baler which are designed for operator
Midwestern crop growers now have better access to high-value, high-calcium agricultural lime for managing soil pH as a result of an agreement between GLC Minerals, Green Bay, WI, and the GYPSOIL
HarvXtra® Alfalfa with Roundup Ready® Technology from Forage Genetics International, LLC (FGI), the industry’s first genetically enhanced alfalfa developed to maximize quality compared to
Round bales may just be too convenient.That’s the premise set forth by Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University extension livestock marketing specialist. “Hay production per beef cow has more
“With many drought-stressed crops harvested early, this may be an ideal year to plant winter triticale to bolster forage supplies,” says Tom Kilcer, a crop consultant and researcher based
The death of a Wisconsin dairy farmer this past week is a grim reminder that farms provide for a dangerous work environment. Sometimes one with unsuspecting hazards.The young dairy farmer was ov
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
Have you ever switched forages or made minor changes to the ration and had milk production drop? Even minor changes in forage quality can impact production in a big way
