Feb. 9, 2021
It’s now been several years that we’ve known meadow fescue is a preferred perennial cool-season grass in mixtures with alfalfa, or at least in Northern latitudes this is the case...


Feb. 9, 2021
As cows near the spring calving season, when you offer feed each day has an impact on the time of day when calves will be born...


Feb. 2, 2021
Photo: NDSUThe concept is simple: grow corn and alfalfa in the same field during the same year. The execution is not necessarily as simple, and there is risk involved.What seemed an unlikely marriage...


Feb. 2, 2021
Many spring-calving cows are either in or entering their final three months of pregnancy. Recognizing your cattle’s physical condition as well as their diet requirements during the last few months of gestation...


Jan. 26, 2021
B.J. Marks, along with his father, Brad, have been doing custom baleage for about five years in the central Georgia Piedmont region...


Jan. 26, 2021
Native warm-season grasses (NWSG) are becoming more popular among forage producers in locations where they historically haven’t been utilized...


Jan. 19, 2021
In an effort to beef up the productivity of existing pastures, one approach is to broadcast a mixture of fertilizer and seed in the same pass over the field. At the American Forage and Grassland...


Jan. 19, 2021
Winter is often a time of rest and recuperation for many forage crops. However, during this period of dormancy, it is important that farmers prepare for the approaching spring and summer. Frost s...


Jan. 12, 2021
Hot hay comes with many red flags. The most commonly recognized of these potential hazards is combustion. However, hot hay can lead to multiple nutritional hazards as well...


Jan. 12, 2021
An alfalfa hay sample outdistanced 370 entries to earn grand champion honors in the 2020 Southeastern Hay Contest presented by Massey Ferguson...