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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
In an apparent effort to save their own water, Saudi Arabia is buying farmland in the Southwest to grow alfalfa and ship it back to their country's dairies. According to the CNBC report
In last week's USDA Agricultural Prices report, December hay prices held about as firm as firm can get. The all-hay price held steady from November at $142 per ton while alfalfa hay did t
Seth HoytAuthor of The Hoyt Report, providing hay market analysis and insight.According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, baled hay and straw exports from the West Coast from July through November 2015
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
With the promise of spring just a few months away, farmers and ranchers are thinking about cleaning out cattle pens, rebuilding terraces and other conservation work
John Deere introduces the Gator™ XUV590i and XUV590i S4 Crossover Utility Vehicles, designed for crop and livestock producers who desire performance, comfort and customization. Equipped with a
Visual characteristics of BMR hybrids include a darker stalk and leaf mid-rib. The brown mid-rib (BMR) corn silage market is still nowhere close to that of conventional silage corn, but hyb
The author is a dairy scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Alfalfa producers will have a couple of new options to consider in the upcoming growing season. Low-lignin alfalfas are being to
