Symbiotic nitrogen fixation is like a business deal between alfalfa and rhizobia bacteria. Alfalfa lets rhizobia live in nodules on its roots and provides the bacteria with nutrients produced during p...

Hay & Forage Grower is pleased to announce that Amber Friedrichsen has joined its staff as an associate editor...

Much of the hay made in the Fescue Belt provides less than the needed quality for many livestock species and classes...

From the road, most pastures look pretty good during this time of year...

As grass seedheads develop this spring, take time to check for ergot development...

Even without scientific scrutiny, our eyes tell us that a perennial forage crop like alfalfa should benefit the soil...

Chopping small grains in the spring is one way to bolster silage supplies for the rest of the year, but doing so can invoke a lot of questions and options...

As is the case with harvest timing, cutting height makes a difference in terms of yield and persistence. But there are options and distinct differences between alfalfa and grasses...

We’ve already heard some reports of frost- and freeze-damaged alfalfa this spring. More will likely come. Although regional, frost or freeze-induced injury to alfalfa seems to occur every year.Frost...

Forage stands can tell a story about previous pasture management. Although the story may start at the beginning of the growing season, strategic grazing and timely harvests throughout the summer can d...