Sept. 13, 2022
There comes a time in the life of every alfalfa stand when you must say goodbye. Even with careful nurturing, all alfalfa fields lose productivity over time...

Sept. 6, 2022
If you grow or harvest forage, develop forage products, sell stuff to people who grow forage, educate people who grow forage, do research for people who grow forage, or just buy forage, then consider...

Sept. 6, 2022
No time is a good time to abuse pastures by overgrazing, shortening rest periods, or overstocking, but fall is an especially bad time for such agrarian offenses...

Sept. 6, 2022
For three straight months, the average price of alfalfa hay rose by $1 per ton, according to USDA’s Agricultural Prices report. Then the report for July hay prices was released, which indicated the...

Aug. 30, 2022
Although Labor Day doesn’t mark the official beginning of fall, it’s difficult to classify September as a summer month...

Aug. 30, 2022
Hay comes in a variety of types, shapes, and prices. It’s relatively easy to count bales and determine tonnage for inventory purposes...

Aug. 23, 2022
One of biggest advantages of large round bales is that they can be stored outside with minimal dry matter losses. One of the biggest disadvantages is that they can be stored outside...

Aug. 23, 2022
The benefits of alfalfa as a feedstuff, soil enhancer, and nitrogen contributor are well known here on Earth. Someday, some of those same benefits may be leveraged on Mars...

Aug. 16, 2022
Throughout Northern U.S. dairy regions, forage harvester hay heads will soon be replaced with those of a corn silage ilk, and processor rolls will be cranked down...

Aug. 16, 2022
Describing an alfalfa field beyond “It looks good” or “It looks bad” has never been easy...