Drought impacts areas in many ways, but when an agriculturally rich state like California experiences what is their fourth consecutive year of severe drought, the losses begin to mount exponentionally...
We live in a world of plastic. If something isn’t made of plastic, chances are good it’s packaged in plastic. Agriculture, specifically livestock farms, use and generate tons of plastic each year...
The 2015 Grassfed Exchange Conference expects to attract hundreds of farmers, ranchers and industry supporters to Mount Pleasant, Mich., during September 16 to 18...
Drill Calibration from David McIntosh on Vimeo.These days, no-till drills are no big deal in terms of their frequency of use. As with most equipment, proper maintenance and calibration become critical...
Though corn silage has never been front and center as a high-protein source in dairy rations, some consultants and dairy farmers are questioning why an increasing number of silage samples are well below book value...
Stockpiling pasture forage is a tried and true method to provide forage deep into the late fall or early winter. In the most recent edition of the Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter, Chris Penrose...
Time is fast approaching for the seventh annual Deep South Stocker Conference that is headed to Alabama in 2015. This year's conference will be held August 6 to 7 in Montgomery...
As the summer months begin to wind down, it’s time to begin thinking about winter cereal planting. One option for planting is winter triticale. Tom Kilcer, former extension educator for Cornell University...
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), there is a greater than 90 percent chance that El Niño will continue through the Northern Hemisphere winter in 2015 to 2016...