If spoiled silage can make a farmer turn up their nose, it’s no wonder animals are deterred from taking a bite...

Stories about hay fires often serve as cautionary tales, but these incidents can quickly become a burning reality...

Rotational grazing requires flexibility, especially when it comes to grazing dairy cattle...

No matter the type of operation, high feed, fuel, and fertilizer prices have producers of every kind asking how they can cut back on expenses. Luckily for cow-calf producers, creep grazing might...

There are some aspects of summertime thunderstorms many people enjoy: feeling the air cool, watching the clouds roll in, seeing lightening shoot across the sky. What isn’t as exciting about these st...

Polywire and metal gates aside, johnsongrass has farmers on the fence. On one hand, this warm-season perennial grass can be a high-quality feedstuff...

Nicknames are commonplace in the human world: James is Jim, Robert is Bob, and Deborah is Deb. However, shortening the names of agronomic crops sometimes causes more confusion than clarity...

High diesel prices and weather-related delays threaten to turn planting season into a stressful situation. Take away some of the tension and improve fuel efficiency by only inflating tractor tires...

In most states, dry summer weather no longer comes as a surprise — it is to be expected. Therefore, establishing a drought management plan is essential to maintaining forage and livestock production...

Thousands of words have been uttered or written touting the importance of a timely first-cut forage harvest. But what makes a harvest timely?...