Oct. 14, 2024
Sometimes an opportunity presents itself that is too good to pass up...


Oct. 9, 2024
When margins are tight and time is money, ranchers look for ways to cut costs and boost their bottom line...


Oct. 8, 2024
Producers in the Upper Midwest are looking at the tail-end of the growth period for summer annuals, prompting some final harvest decisions...


Oct. 8, 2024
World Dairy Expo is known as the meeting place for the global dairy industry. It’s also an event for haymakers from across the country to come together and learn about the latest equipment, test out...


Oct. 1, 2024
How does your brain work? Are you of the analytical ilk or are you more of a creative thinker? Do you articulate your thoughts in words or would you rather work with numbers? Temple Grandin, for...


Sept. 10, 2024
For much of the U.S., frost is within a page turn of the calendar. That means the prussic acid poisoning alarm for sorghum-related species will promptly be sounded. In the near future, however, there...


Aug. 27, 2024
To cut, or not to cut. That is the question Hamlet would ask if only he were a forage producer and not a Shakespeare character. More specifically, the question would be to give alfalfa a longer rest a...


Aug. 20, 2024
What comes to mind when you think about the fall of 2021? Is it the incredibly high fertilizer prices that more than doubled year-over-year? Or maybe it’s extremely sluggish supply chains for parts...


Aug. 13, 2024
We hear a lot about “value-added” these days. When margins are tight, farmers figure out ways to get more money from the same raw product. Often, that involves skipping the middle man and realizin...


Aug. 6, 2024
Producers play many roles during the hay season, and meteorologist is often one of them...