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Summer annuals are fast-growing, high-quality forages that can be used to supplement tall fescue systems during the summer forage slump
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Hopefully, most of our Hay & Forage Grower readers in the West are aware of the nutritional advantages of cutting hay in the afternoon rather than in the early morning hours
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Perhaps no other issue garners more attention from alfalfa growers than the moisture level of the crop in the windrow
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Mining for precious metals or diamonds requires tried and true equipment and techniques. Simply walking around aimlessly with a metal detector or sifting the dirt won’t often prove successful
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In this three-part series, we’ll be discussing specific steps you can take to use regenerative grazing to achieve certain goals

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Realizing a need for small square bales caused Curtis McGuigan to shift gears on more than just his tractor, and as a result, business is booming
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Pertinent information on establishing alfalfa into bermudagrass, as well as answers to common pest problems, can be found in a dashboard-sized publication recently available through Alfalfa Checkoff
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Drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), are more frequently being used for applying pesticides on farms for crop protection
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As dairy farms utilize more spring-harvested winter cereal forages, cocktail forage mixes are often on the list of options of what to plant next
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It may not seem like it, but first cutting is right around the corner. In fact, we’ve already started down here in the South with winter annuals

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Companion: noun; one that accompanies, is closely connected, or serves another. Though often associated with a person, in the alfalfa world, companion is typically associated with a cereal grass crops
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As springtime approaches, so does the transition from feeding hay to grazing livestock
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Making a livestock diet change is never easy, but perhaps no change is as drastic as moving from dry hay to lush, green forage in the early spring
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Over the past five months, the average price of alfalfa hay seems to have settled between about $210 and $215 dollars per ton, according to USDA’s Agricultural Prices report. In January, the av
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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

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The high performance JUMBO 7000 series loader wagon by Pöttinger is two steps ahead thanks to its high efficiency and outstanding work quality
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John Deere has made updates to its 8 and 9 Series Tractors for model year 2023 by adding new technology and power
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AGCO Corporation, a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, will display an array of innovative and farmer-focused equipment
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DLF is pleased to announce that it has acquired the assets of OreGro Seeds, a forage, cover crop, and turfgrass breeding company located in Albany, Oregon
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Aerobic stability is essential for silage. But achieving that stability takes time – around 6 to 8 weeks – that producers do not always have