To optimize profitability in today’s era of small margins, preharvest insight into yield and quality factors can enable real-time management responses to fluctuating market conditions or feed needs...

In many ways, the kitchen table is the heart of the home...

One key aspect of alfalfa production that has lagged in comparison to many other crops is the lack of steady improvements in yield...

Weeds seem to persist regardless of the current or extreme weather situation...

I’m not so much a fanatic of maps themselves, but rather the notion of travel and sense of place they represent...

Pocket gophers have a face only a mother could love and a reputation for causing serious production losses...

Welcome to our first issue of Hay & Forage Grower XL...

As demand for quality alfalfa continues to rise, managing weeds remains a critical and ever-present component of successful production, according to Leslie Beck, extension weed specialist at New Mexico State University (NMSU)...

Being late for dinner or a meeting is one thing, but late farm operations can have significant economic consequences...

While alfalfa may be a key element of sustainable agricultural systems due to its well-known environmental and ecosystem benefits, the reported average yield of alfalfa for U.S. farms is well below the potential of what growers could produce...