While this time of year is typically associated with planting season, it also marks harvest season for winter annual cereal forages. Scheduling harvest around spring rainfall events can be difficult...

“Last year we were complaining about the increasing cost of fertilizer, and it was only about half the cost it is now,” notes Paul Beck in a recent Oklahoma State University Extension...

There are many reasons why less than 20% of the alfalfa seeds planted ultimately develop into productive plants, but cold temperatures during early development don’t appear to be a major one. U...

Corn silage production continues to trend higher in the United States. The crop offers high yields, high energy, and high fiber digestibility, while only requiring one harvest per year. Still, despite...

Individuals involved in the forage industry in South Dakota are making steps to start a forage association in the state. “South Dakota is one of the top forage-growing states in the nation, and...

When producers in the Fescue Belt think about their forage systems, toxic endophyte likely comes to mind...

Whether we’re discussing people or forages, diversity is a present-day buzzword that permeates both the written and spoken word...

Hitting the desired harvest stage of maturity on any forage crop is difficult, but perhaps no class offers a greater challenge than small grains...

Although cattle may be the regular customers at many grazing operations, horses also have a rightful seat at the table...

A notable characteristic of cattle is their ability to break down fiber in plant cell walls and transform it into beef and dairy products for human consumption...