T. G. Schmeiser Co., Inc. announces that it has recently acquired the Smart-Till product line on July 1, 2015 from HCC, Inc. of Mendota, Illinois. The purchase includes all assets and trade names asso...
Jamey Albrecht, Mycogen Seeds forage portfolio marketing leaderJamey Albrecht, forage portfolio marketing leader with Mycogen Seeds, has been recognized as a Future Giant of the Seed Industry by Seed World magazine...
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...