When Southern warm-season grasses go dormant and become unproductive, there are a wide variety of cool-season annual grasses that can be used to extend grazing periods into the winter and spring month...

In times of excessive rain or poor drying conditions, producers turn to preservatives to bale hay before it’s fully dry. The use of preservatives allows for hay to be baled wetter than normal. Propi...

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 the d...

This item has been supplied by a forage marketer and has not been edited, verified or endorsed by Hay & Forage Grower.On August 22 there is a producer field tour of two Chowchilla dairies to learn...

This item has been supplied by a forage marketer and has not been edited, verified or endorsed by Hay & Forage Grower.Already the most efficient and reliable self-propelled sprayers on the market...

This item has been supplied by a forage marketer and has not been edited, verified or endorsed by Hay & Forage Grower.Western Alfalfa & Forage Symposium Optimizing Yield and Quality in Irrigat...

In 2017, alfalfa hay exports to China accounted for 44 percent of all alfalfa hay exports from the West Coast. In the first half of 2019, that number had dropped to 26 percent, according to the U.S. C...

Until recently, it’s been a challenging year on the crop side of the ledger. In the rearview mirror are events such as widespread alfalfa winterkill in some regions and relentless rain events in man...

Cover crops protect soil and water quality and often provide a valuable source of livestock feed. However, not much research has been done regarding the value and viability of using cover crops for fo...

Alfalfa and corn balance one another out in forage systems across the Midwest and Northeast. When both are included in diets, their complementary nutritional components can be incredibly beneficial to...