Amber Friedrichsen, Managing Editor
Amber Friedrichsen

The author is the managing editor for Hay & Forage Grower. Amber Friedrichsen joined the Hay & Forage Grower staff as an associate editor in May 2023. As of July 2024, she has assumed the role of managing editor. Friedrichsen also served as the editorial intern in 2021 and 2022. She graduated from Iowa State University in May 2023 with a double major in agricultural communication and agronomy. Friedrichsen grew up and worked on her family’s diversified crop and livestock farm in eastern Iowa near Clinton.

Make a case for relief assistance
Forage Flash

Jan. 28, 2025
BY Amber Friedrichsen, Managing Editor
Torrential rains, drought, flooding, and even hurricanes were all felt in pastures and hayfields across the country last year. Although no amount of money can atone for the long-lasting effects of the...
Defying grazing norms in the Deep South
Farm Visits

Jan. 27, 2025
BY Amber Friedrichsen, Managing Editor
When I was in college, I had an agronomy professor who liked to end lectures with the phrase, “You see what you know.”...
Forages from the farmer’s perspective
Grazing

Jan. 21, 2025
BY Amber Friedrichsen, Managing Editor
Farming can be just as much about crop and livestock production as it is about personal growth. Learning from mistakes, taking opportunities, and having aspirations is what moves farm businesses forwa...
Farmers made more hay on less land in 2024
Alfalfa

Jan. 14, 2025
BY Amber Friedrichsen, Managing Editor
USDA launched its Crop Production Annual Summary last Friday, detailing the previous years’ hay production, acreage, and average yields. According to the report, the nation’s forage productio...
Alfalfa qualifies for conservation payments
Forage Flash

Jan. 14, 2025
BY Amber Friedrichsen, Managing Editor
The National Alfalfa & Forage Alliance (NAFA) announced last week that alfalfa will now be included as a short-term perennial option in the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) 3...
The queen of forages still rules the river
Alfalfa

Jan. 7, 2025
BY Amber Friedrichsen, Managing Editor
Alfalfa has a lot of impressive features when it comes to water usage. And despite being a major water user, alfalfa is also a major food producer. At least, that is how Dan Putnam defended the number...
How effective is your bale feeder?
Forage Flash

Jan. 7, 2025
BY Amber Friedrichsen, Managing Editor
Driving through Midwestern countryside over the holidays, I observed no shortage of sacrifice paddocks with bale feeders surrounded by cattle. More often than not, the feeders were also surrounded by...
Select seed with disease in mind
Forage Flash

Dec. 31, 2024
BY Amber Friedrichsen, Managing Editor
With a new year comes opportunities for new alfalfa seedings. For those whose list of resolutions includes establishing alfalfa, it is encouraged to secure seed supplies early, and selecting varieties...
Hay exports are a different ball of wax
Markets

Dec. 24, 2024
BY Amber Friedrichsen, Managing Editor
The climate of the U.S. hay export market has gone from good to difficult to different. Different, or strange, according to Scot Courtright, who explained how trade has changed over the past few years...
Stretch your stockpile grazing days
Forage Flash

Dec. 24, 2024
BY Amber Friedrichsen, Managing Editor
In regions where tall fescue dominates the pasture base, stockpiling can be an economical way to preserve forage quality and feed cattle through the winter. With that said, the way in which stoc...
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