Dealing with an honest broker who is well-versed in the market can have many advantages that can save a farmer or customer time, resources, and money...

In my last column, I had discussed how to train your grazier’s eye to conduct ongoing pasture inventories...

Will it head early? Will it head late?These two questions follow grass varieties around like a lost puppy. They get asked by grass breeders during development; they get asked by marketing departments...

Another flip of the calendar means the first cutting of alfalfa is fast approaching for many farmers...

Fall dormancy of alfalfa is an important trait to consider when selecting a variety, but how relevant is it to farm-scale production?...

Do fresh, newly planted pastures provide better nutritional quality for grazing livestock than older pastures?...

Drought is on farmers’ minds across Missouri and other states. Monthly precipitation has been below average 17 of the last 22 months in Columbia, Mo...

During my years as an extension agent, I would occasionally be called out to a farm for the purpose of evaluating a failed or thin new alfalfa seeding field...

Although alfalfa has been grown and studied for many generations, there are still some mysteries surrounding the crop that continue to dog us...

Forage should make up the majority of any horse diet, typically around 1% to 2% of body weight...