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Kay Ledbetter, Texas A&M AgriLife Communications Farmers in the South no longer can take for granted a healthy, productive sorghum crop — even for forage. While researchers and plant
Forage testing is an ever-evolving industry. Whereas early forage testing results might only have had a half dozen tested parameters, today’s test is a plethora of metrics . . . and that’s
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Below are examples of alfalfa and grass prices being paid FOB (except for those noted as delivered, which is indicated by a "d" in the table below) for selected states at the end of the day on
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Seth HoytAuthor of The Hoyt Report, providing hay market analysis and insight. Dairies in the West have increased the use of alfalfa hay for dry cows, with the biggest turn-around in California
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Rounding out Kubota's DMC8000 Series of trailed mower conditioners is the new DM8028R From the National Farm Machinery Show, Kubota Tractor Corporation continues to expand its hay offerings

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Massey Ferguson®, a global brand of AGCO Corporation (NYSE:AGCO), will introduce North American producers to the highly anticipated and all-new 4700 Series heavy-duty utility tractors during 2016
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Worksaver, Inc. has introduced the new 835070 adapter which interfaces with the “Universal” skid steer attachment system, allowing the use of John Deere 400 / 500 loader series attachment
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Heading into 2016 planting, DuPont Pioneer continues to deliver a Pioneer® brand corn product lineup that offers northern Corn Belt growers traits and genetics that, when combined with seed treatment
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Fairbanks Scales, Inc., a leader in weighing technology, announces the availability of its state-of-the-art Omnicell® line of weighing assemblies. For users looking for a simple weighing solution in
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Case IH revealed the all-new 2000 Series Early Riser® planter to media and attendees at the opening of the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville

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Very light sales volume noted in many reports. Many people are asking if sales will pick up before the 2016 crop starts getting made. Below are examples of alfalfa and grass prices being paid FOB
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A number of years ago one of my kids came home with their report card and presented it to me. Embedded alongside the list of class names and numbers were a few B’s and a couple of C’s
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Across much of the Wheat Belt it is not uncommon to graze beef cattle on the vegetative growth through winter and then also harvest a grain crop from the same field
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The optimum time for frost seeding legumes and grasses into established pastures varies with region, and we’ve reached the point where that time line has started its migration north. Regardles
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In 2016, AGCO Corporation continues its pledge to bring agricultural producers new innovations that will improve productivity and offer new levels of efficiency. Visit the AGCO exhibit to see th

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Kathy Vander KinterKathy Vander Kinter has been re-elected to serve as president of the Wisconsin Custom Operators, Inc. (WCO). Now serving her third year in the role, she is the first female pr
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The International Plant Nutrition Institute (IPNI) has released the its newly revised edition of the Forage Crop Pocket Guide. This booklet is a practical guide to forage production devel
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DuPont Pioneer has launched an enhanced Planting Rate Estimator tool in time for the 2016 planting season. This new and improved version, available on Pioneer.com and in the Apple App Store®, gives
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Barenbrug USA has appointed Robert Visser as the new Director of International Business Development at Barenbrug USA. He will be responsible for networking and developing relationships with customers
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Tall fescue, despite its long history as a primary U.S. pasture grass, may still be the most mismanaged and misunderstood perennial forage that we have. The tall fescue story in the U.S. is unm