Premium quality alfalfa large square bales brought $152.50 to $177.50 per ton at the Tim Slack Auction & Realty hay sale in Lancaster, Wis., on June 26. According to their website, buyer numbers i
The first crop of Midwest forage has largely been described as ‘Average’ in 2015. After initial review of results coming through the analysis laboratory this spring and into summer, RFQ valu
In several regions of the U.S., corn growth has been slow and plant leaves have acquired a purple tint because of cold soil conditions. The purple coloration in leaves is an accumulation of sugars produced
Hay report after hay report from many parts of the country (sans Southern California) bemoans the impact that massive amounts and/or frequency of rain has had on trying to harvest high-quality
Rainy weather from mid-May to mid-June and with forecasts of above 100° temperatures over the next 10 days, supplies of premium and supreme alfalfa hay are well below normal in the West
by Dan UndersanderProfessor of AgronomyUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wis by Dan PutnamStatewide Alfalfa & Forage Extension SpecialistDepartment of Agronomy & Range Scien
Often the most memorable parts of a family vacation are the ones that weren't a component of the original itinerary. A similar scenario occurred recently on a Hay & Forage Grower editorial trip
Iowa lost 21 percent of its pasture base from 2007 to 2012, according to an Iowa Beef Center (IBC) publication released last fall and reported by Dan Loy, the center's director, in their most recent
With June comes the onslaught of university blog posts and media releases warning alfalfa growers of the impending arrival of potato leafhoppers. This is done with good reason. In many alfalfa-growing
Bacterial inoculants are a valuable part of your forage program, but they must be handled correctly to make the most of yoru investment. In this video, I provide a few steps to keep inoculant
Fertilizer markets will be neutral to slightly bearish the coming three months, according to the Rabobank Fertilizer Quarterly Q2. Across-the-board price support for fertilizers seems possi
World Forage Analysis Superbowl has announced the lineup for the 2015 Dairy Forage Seminars, held in conjunction with the World Dairy Expo. Seminars will be presented at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. We
Bobcat Company has released its first Tier 4-compliant 700 frame-size loader. The S740 is powered by an engine that is under 75 horsepower and doesn’t require a diesel particulate filter (DPF),
By Glenn Shewmaker Extension Forage Specialist University of Idaho May stocks of hay are up in Idaho, but the untold story is that much of it is junk hay. We had dry weather up until it was tim
Most reporters to USDA noted light volumes as new crop alfalfa was being harvested in much of the country. Often there were not tests on all quality levels. Some locations mentioned that demand was st
