The negative impacts of fescue toxicosis caused by a fungal endophyte are well documented. Signs of toxicosis induced by fescue include rough hair coats; elevated body temperatures; severe heat stress

Machinery leasing can be a viable alternative to buying but there are some important aspects to consider before making a final decision. According to Tina Barrett, executive director of Nebraska Farm

The average farm labor wage earned during the reference week of October 11 to 17, 2015, was $12.82 per hour, according to USDA's Farm Labor report released last week

In its 30th annual estimate of the cost for a Thanksgiving Day dinner, the American Farm Bureau Federation pegged this year's feast for 10 people at $50.11, up 70 cents from 2014

Many of us in the North have already experienced consecutive November days of over 70°F. That really shouldn't happen. Though we can sarcastically point to El Niño, the National Oceanic and

For the second consecutive year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has allocated dollars for alfalfa research to the tune of $1.2 million

Researcher Russ Jessup has been working on the development of a dual-purpose, high-yielding grass that can be used for both forage and bioenergy. Jessup, a Texas A & M AgriLife Research grass bree

As the drought in California rolls through its fourth consecutive year, subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) of forage crops has garnered a lot of interest as a means to make more efficient us

Stockpiling tall fescue in pastures for winter feeding is a common practice to help stretch stored forage inventories. Fescue forage quality can be very good, but John Jennings, University of Arkansas

During a recent Hoard's Dairyman "Crop and feed outlook for the months ahead" webinar, Mike Hutjens and Mike Rankin offered an overview of the quantity, quality and price of dairy ration ingr

Frost seeding pastures with certain legumes and/or grasses in late winter or early spring is a ritual on many grazing farms. Though next spring seems a long way off, planning for a frost seeding

As combines roll, they leave behind a conglomeration of corn leaves, husks and stalks. Farmers figured out many years ago that this corn residue can provide a relatively low-cost source of nutrition

The potential for prussic acid (hydrocyanic acid) poisoning has made several appearances on the forage newswire this past week, but for more than one reason

Ruminant animals are engineered to consume forage, and feeding a high percentage of the dairy diet as forage provides many potential benefits. At World Dairy Expo last week, Kenneth Kalscheur

At last week's National Hay Association Convention in Lancaster, Pa., the director of the U.S. Forage Export Council, John Szczepanski, reported on the status of U.S. hay exports

If climate change becomes a reality as nearly all scientists predict, how will predominantly cool-season grass pastures adapt to the potential changes in temperature and precipitation during future growing

Amidst the hoopla of the best dairy show cows in North America, World Dairy Expo will also offer plenty for forage producers to do, see and learn. The gigantic trade show will host a plethora of compa

Many beef producers are in a position of having too much low-quality hay or, worse yet, reduced stocks of any type of hay. Patrick Gunn, Iowa State University extension cow-calf specialist

The El Niño discussion continues, but there are still few known or tangible impacts for the U.S. In a report released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on September

Several reports from last week are telling us that McDonald’s is making the shift from margarine to butter on their McMuffins, bagels and biscuits. This change comes shortly after the company beefed