In every edition of eHay Weekly, we offer examples of market prices for alfalfa and grass hay from selected state USDA reports. Those reports are also used to complete the Market Update column toward...

I’m a big believer in no Christmas preparations or activities until after Thanksgiving. So, when it was suggested that I hang the Christmas lights on the house last week, my response was a hard “n...

Winter can be a critical growth period for weaned calves that are retained as backgrounders. This stretch of time sets the stage for final animal performance, which may be helped or hindered by the gr...

The first production year for spring-seeded alfalfa typically gets off to a slow start. In some cases, farmers may only get half of the forage yield they would expect from an established stand.This yi...

Alfalfa-killing freezes aren’t what they used to be. In fact, other than perhaps the far Northern reaches of the U.S., alfalfa is barely showing signs of frost damage, if at all. This is unusual giv...

Drought can take an obvious toll on forage supplies, stand condition, and water resources, but the effect it has on electric fences may be less apparent. Less apparent, that is, until livestock escape...

As the grazing season shifts to a period of hay feeding, it is time to take inventory of current forage supplies and map out a budget for buying feed. Crunching some numbers and thinking ahead can hel...

Researchers are one step closer to solving the mysterious case of alfalfa autotoxicity. Up until now, the chemical compound — or compounds — that causes autotoxicity has kept a secret identity, bu...

The thin layer of frost that covered my windshield one morning last week was a subtle reminder of the harsh reality that colder weather is on the horizon. I’ve since located my ice scraper in the de...

Equine asthma, or heaves as it is often referred to, is an inflammatory reaction to inhaled dusts, molds, or other allergens. Horses that contract the disease have swollen airways, which constrict and...