Alfalfa and corn silage work better together, whether it be in cropping rotations or dairy cow rations. Despite the dynamic of the duo, though, alfalfa acreage and inclusion rates have bee...

Vitamin A is an essential nutrient for humans and cattle alike. Our ruminant counterparts convert beta carotene found in plant leaves into vitamin A, which is necessary for vision, immune function, an...

Before the onset of using near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) as a forage testing tool, there were good reasons why few farmers didn’t routinely test forages...

Annual ryegrass may have merit in some forage systems, but this cool-season species can be the bane of Southern hayfields...

Although meteorological winter began on the first of the month, astronomical winter doesn’t commence for a couple weeks...

Although there is some debate about the ideal corn silage moisture, most can agree on the point at which it is too dry...

One of the reasons Northern alfalfa producers sometimes like to take a late cutting of alfalfa is to keep that brown, stemmy, overwintered fall regrowth from potentially lowering the quality...

Most beef producers don’t realize how much of their production cost is accounted for by hay and feed...

Forage producers across the country insured a record 290.6 million acres under the Pasture, Forage, and Rangeland (PRF) insurance program in 2023. So far this year, participants have received an avera...

It’s not unusual to find various species of oak trees growing within or along the borders of pastures. In such situations, acorns can easily be found scattered on the ground during this time of year...