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.

Forage alone may not cut it for calves
Forage Flash

Nov. 12, 2024
BY Amber Friedrichsen, Managing Editor
Winter can be a critical growth period for weaned calves that are retained as backgrounders. This stretch of time sets the stage for final animal performance, which may be helped or hindered by the gr...
Corn hybrids could affect intercropping
Forage Flash

Nov. 12, 2024
BY Amber Friedrichsen, Managing Editor
The first production year for spring-seeded alfalfa typically gets off to a slow start. In some cases, farmers may only get half of the forage yield they would expect from an established stand.This yi...
A grizzly dispute on public land grazing
Grazing

Nov. 5, 2024
BY Amber Friedrichsen, Managing Editor
Cattle are prey animals with evolved senses and behaviors to protect themselves from predation. On the contrary, the grizzly bear is the poster child for wildlife predator. So, how does the plaintiff...
Don’t let drought (un)shock the system
Forage Flash

Nov. 5, 2024
BY Amber Friedrichsen, Managing Editor
Drought can take an obvious toll on forage supplies, stand condition, and water resources, but the effect it has on electric fences may be less apparent. Less apparent, that is, until livestock escape...
Have a seat
First Cut

Nov. 4, 2024
BY Amber Friedrichsen, Managing Editor
In many ways, the kitchen table is the heart of the home...
Soil biology batting order
Grazing

Oct. 29, 2024
BY Amber Friedrichsen, Managing Editor
It’s a rare occurrence for agriculture and baseball to come to a crossroads in pop culture, but that is what happened in the 1989 movie “Field of Dreams.” Although it might be a stret...
Bale weight, intake matter for hay feeding
Forage Flash

Oct. 29, 2024
BY Amber Friedrichsen, Managing Editor
As the grazing season shifts to a period of hay feeding, it is time to take inventory of current forage supplies and map out a budget for buying feed. Crunching some numbers and thinking ahead can hel...
Another autotoxicity breakthrough
Forage Flash

Oct. 29, 2024
BY Amber Friedrichsen, Managing Editor
Researchers are one step closer to solving the mysterious case of alfalfa autotoxicity. Up until now, the chemical compound — or compounds — that causes autotoxicity has kept a secret identity, bu...
Cover crops and witchcraft
Grazing

Oct. 22, 2024
BY Amber Friedrichsen, Managing Editor
Every once in a while, I can appreciate a good scare, but fear is not my preferred state of emotion. I think many farmers can agree that unwanted surprises and unexpected outcomes are not welcome in m...
What to do when frost bites
Forage Flash

Oct. 22, 2024
BY Amber Friedrichsen, Managing Editor
The thin layer of frost that covered my windshield one morning last week was a subtle reminder of the harsh reality that colder weather is on the horizon. I’ve since located my ice scraper in the de...
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