It does not seem possible that it has been over 38 years since I started my first professional job in forages at the University of Missouri

When I grew up, I wasn’t going to be an ag journalist. In fact, I wasn’t going to work in agriculture at all. I was going to be the lady at the department store who played the piano

Alfalfa is often referred to as the “Queen of Forages” due to its value as a highly digestible, high-protein feed for dairy cows

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

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

Here we are — in the throngs of March Madness. I was never much of a basketball player in high school, being too slow and prone to fouling

Although alfalfa weevils have developed resistance to pyrethroid insecticides, causing severe alfalfa losses in the Western U.S. and concern elsewhere, producers may still be able to utilize pyrethroids

MOMENTUM is a wonderful thing. We’ve all seen how positive momentum can bring something or someone from the dregs of defeat or extinction to the top of the hill by merely exerting a little positive

As we look ahead to the next haymaking season, I’m sure some people have begun to accept the new norm for equipment costs

Residual herbicides may help alfalfa growers in their fight against herbicide-resistant weeds such as pigweeds and kochia, according to recent Alfalfa Checkoff-funded research

A little over eight years ago, my wife and I moved from an old, large farmhouse to our current, modestly built ranch home in Small Town, U.S.A

NOW that hay season has wrapped up for a majority of the country, it is the time to take a look back at the past year’s production and evaluate what was done well and identify those areas where improvement