The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) reports that acres of alfalfa and alfalfa-grass mixtures in the U.S. declined by 108,000 from 2014 to 2015. The August 1 forecast pegs current...

Drill Calibration from David McIntosh on Vimeo.These days, no-till drills are no big deal in terms of their frequency of use. As with most equipment, proper maintenance and calibration become critical...

by Dan Putnam, Extension Forage Agronomist, University of California-Davis. Weather in early August has cooled significantly from July conditions, much to the relief of farmers who have been trying to keep up with water demands...

Below are examples of alfalfa and grass prices being paid FOB (except for those noted as delivered, which is indicated by a "d" in the table below) for selected states at the end of the day on Friday...

Though corn silage has never been front and center as a high-protein source in dairy rations, some consultants and dairy farmers are questioning why an increasing number of silage samples are well below book value...

There has been a mixed bag for the ability to put up hay in Idaho. Thundershowers have hit some areas hard, but many areas only have had enough rain to delay harvest a couple of days...

Hay movement is somewhat sluggish in many areas as dairy quality hay remains hard to find. At least one report indicated that sellers were holding onto inventories in hopes of higher prices. Below are...

Stockpiling pasture forage is a tried and true method to provide forage deep into the late fall or early winter. In the most recent edition of the Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter, Chris Penrose...

Time is fast approaching for the seventh annual Deep South Stocker Conference that is headed to Alabama in 2015. This year's conference will be held August 6 to 7 in Montgomery...

The National Agricultural Statistics Service released their June 2015 hay price summary last week with the expected result of most states showing lower hay prices for June compared to May...