The average price of alfalfa hay during April remained the same as the previous month at $195 per ton. According to data from the USDA’s Agricultural Prices report, this broke an 11-month consecutiv...

Alfalfa hasn’t earned its reputation as a foundational forage resource as a grazing crop. It’s been more so as a conventionally harvested crop. Still, there is no hard and fast rule that states al...

I remember the day well. I was on a pasture walk about 25 years ago, and the host farmer led us to a pasture that he had clear-seeded kura clover into. The stand was nothing short of awesome. Th...

Perennial forage production takes on many different faces across the United States...

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

Inventory in U.S. haymows on May 1 jumped 47% from a year ago. Based on USDA’s Crop Production report released last week, May 1 year-over-y...

For the past nine years, I’ve watched my neighbor mount his riding lawn mower and cut his lawn. As nearly as I can tell, the mowing deck is set as low as it can possibly go; it’s clear that this is...

Grazing winter cereals in the spring can provide high-quality forage and eye-popping animal performance when cattle are strategically moved from paddock to paddock. Winter rye, winter triti...

You’ve heard this song and dance before: Toxic tall fescue can’t be grazed without health and performance consequences...

When one door slams shut, fortune will usually open another . . . or so the old saying goes...