Jan. 29, 2024
As we look ahead to the next haymaking season, I’m sure some people have begun to accept the new norm for equipment costs...


Jan. 23, 2024
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...


Dec. 28, 2023
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...


Dec. 18, 2023
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 is needed...


Nov. 7, 2023
Unlike doing an article on a specific farm or designated topic, the forage world is my grocery store candy aisle from which to pick topics for this column...


Oct. 16, 2023
One of the few approaches for preventing hypocalcemia is feeding acidogenic products during the prepartum period...


Sept. 27, 2023
Genetic markers, genomic predictions, drone-based sensors, and different statistical tools were used in his work to maximize alfalfa yield, funded by the Alfalfa Checkoff...


Aug. 14, 2023
It was 1974 when the Burger King franchise broke out its “Have it your way” campaign...


May 2, 2023
Choices: We make them every day. Some seem big, others less significant, but only time can truly measure the magnitude of choice outcomes...


March 31, 2023
Farmers attempting to bale dry hay while fighting weather that is too wet and/or too cool for drying to 15% to 17% moisture may have another option. Alfalfa Checkoff-funded research found that wrapping relatively dry mixed-forage round bales with plastic film cuts off the crop’s oxygen supply, stops respiration, and preserves the forage as minimally fermented baled hay...