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As we get ready for the upcoming hay season, numerous engineers have been hard at work to give us the first true new development in the small-square business in a long time
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In last month’s column, I had talked about where the best place in the U.S. to be in cow-calf production might be
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To optimize something is to make the best or most effective use of it. Rather than maximizing one aspect of a resource or minimizing its worst part at the expense of all others, optimization finds the
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Natural water sources in pastures are only as valuable to a grazing system as the quality of water they contain. In other words, the health and performance of livestock will suffer if animals are subj
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Grazing fall corn stalks is a common practice throughout the Midwest and Great Plains. But what if we could improve that brown crop residue with green and growing forage? Interseeding annual fora

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It is difficult to discern what direction, if any, hay prices are headed based on data from USDA’s Agricultural Prices report for March. The average price of alfalfa hay jumped by $8 per ton compare
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Below are examples of alfalfa and grass prices being paid FOB barn/stack (except for those noted as delivered, which are indicated by a "d" in the table below) for selected states at the end of the
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Twenty minutes from everywhere. That’s what Carol Johnson said it felt like living in the-middle-of-nowhere Rush Valley, Utah
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Soil test is a good tool, but it only tells part of the forage story
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Vermeer, a leader in hay and forage solutions, announced an expansion of its product line to include triple mowers, rotary rakes and a large tedder

April 1, 2025• Here’s why grazing too soon can be detrimental to perennial forages.• Seed cereal grains like oats to get a head start on forage supplies.• These factors of water quality
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Despite the advantages brown midrib (BMR) corn silage brings to the feedbunk, many farmers have shifted their preference back to conventional hybrids in recent years. The changing market dynamics may
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It’s that time of year when grass paints the landscape in green and grows like it’s on a designer steroid. As temperatures warm, cool-season grasses are well rested and ready to take advantage
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Like any grazing practice, the merits of bale grazing will vary with each individual farm. These merits can be in the form of more grazing days, lower feed costs, and less equipment use, which can tra
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Below are examples of alfalfa and grass prices being paid FOB barn/stack (except for those noted as delivered, which are indicated by a "d" in the table below) for selected states at the end of the

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Ag-Bag by RCI is excited to introduce the T9096 Tractor-Powered Table Bagger, bringing high capacity, performance and efficiency to Ag-Bag customers
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DLF’s North American business unit is excited to announce the establishment of dedicated Product Knowledge Centers in Philomath, Oregon, and Port Hope, Ontario effective July 1, 2025
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The I-29 Moo University and the Northern Plains Forage Association have joined forces to continue the annual Forage Webinar Series from 7 to 8:30 pm on May 1 with a variety of forage topics
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One of the soil functions of widespread interest to country and city dwellers alike is providing a firm foundation, either for growing plants or for the variety of buildings that we house our livestock,
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If Jo Heuschele has anything to do with it, alfalfa might soon find a new role as a nutritious human food ingredient