USDA NRCS Plant Materials Specialist Paul Salon spearheaded development of the new Soil Health Seminar Center for the August 11-13, 2015 Empire Farm Days in Seneca Falls, NY. The Center will feature t
Farmers Learn Science of Interpreting Soil and Manure Tests August workshops on nutrient testing and manure application may help improve farmers income Summer is the best time to apply livestock manu
Go figure. Who knew that volcanoes could provide the cure for Aphanomyces root rot (ARR), a cursed alfalfa seedling disease that has beaten repeated attempts for control. According to the July issue o
With the wet conditions and challenges in making dry hay this year, there’s been a lot of discussion and ink dedicated to making baleage. Round and square bale silage certainly has become as c
Light trade and meager amounts of dairy quality hay continue this week in many states. Below are examples of alfalfa and grass prices being paid FOB (freight on board) for selected states
Seth Hoyt, Author of The Hoyt Report, providing hay market analysis and insight. Fair to Good quality alfalfa hay prices were softer last week in California and Idaho and there were mixed feelings
by Dan Putnam,Extension Forage Agronomist,University of California-Davis,With alfalfa acreage at the lowest level in 50 years, lack of water remains the key issue for alfalfa growers
Kooima® Company is continually working to improve customer service with the addition of a 45,000 square foot warehouse and shipping area. Once finished this addition will be 60’ tall an
Grazing School is right around the corner! I love to talk about grazing management. For something that seems so simple, there are a lot of moving parts and interacting pieces. This year, the Georgia G
Understanding moisture level in corn is key to determining your harvest schedule; corn that is ready to be harvested will be at the perfect point in drydown for starch content and digestibility
Too much rain, not enough rain. Land cost, labor cost, government interference, lack of infrastructure, competing input costs. Delegates to the International Silage Conference in Piracicaba, Brazil du
As unprecedented pressures to reduce water use mount, many California Alfalfa growers are looking to subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) as a solution to produce high-yielding alfalfa in the face of limi
Wisconsin Farm to Table announces the second annual Farm to Table Dinner and Fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015 at the Hoard’s Dairyman Farm just north of Fort Atkinson, Wis
Mark your calendars and join us for the Western Alfalfa & Forage Symposium, December 2-4, 2015 at the Silver Legacy Resort in Reno, Nevada. This Symposium is a comprehensive and educatio
Spring planting has officially completed, and the newest phase of agriculture has began for the season. Customer interest and inquiries have shifted to cover crops for Elk Mound Seed (EMS)
The American Forage and Grassland Council is pleased to host the Warm Season Grass Professional Workshop August 18, 2015 in Lexington, KY. This workshop is modeled after the successful Cool Seas
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 time to c
In last week's eHay Weekly "Road Trip" report from Georgia, University of Georgia Extension forage specialistDennis Hancock indicated that bermudagrass stem maggot was being found in the sout
