by Marvin Hall Extension Forage AgronomistPenn State University First-cut grass harvest is being completed after several weeks of rain delays. In general, grass yields have been about 25 to 35 percent lower than normal because of the cool, dry weather in April and early May. Second cutting alfalfa is underway with reports of good yields and little to no potato leafhopper damage. An extremely dry May reduced pasture growth, so farms were already supplementing...

Most reporters to USDA continue to note light volumes as new crop alfalfa and grass is being harvested. Below are some alfalfa and grass prices being paid (FOB) for selected states. Also check the USD...

Premium quality alfalfa large square bales brought $152.50 to $177.50 per ton at the Tim Slack Auction & Realty hay sale in Lancaster, Wis., on June 26. According to their website, buyer numbers i...

Massive amounts of May rainfall in Oklahoma continue to impact hay markets in that state...

Hay report after hay report from many parts of the country (sans Southern California) bemoans the impact that massive amounts and/or frequency of rain has had on trying to harvest high-quality hay...

by Dan UndersanderProfessor of AgronomyUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wis by Dan PutnamStatewide Alfalfa & Forage Extension SpecialistDepartment of Agronomy & Range Scien...

Bobcat Company has released its first Tier 4-compliant 700 frame-size loader. The S740 is powered by an engine that is under 75 horsepower and doesn’t require a diesel particulate filter (DPF), selective catalytic reduction (SCR) or diesel exhaust fluid (DEF). ...

By Glenn Shewmaker Extension Forage Specialist University of Idaho May stocks of hay are up in Idaho, but the untold story is that much of it is junk hay. We had dry weather up until it was tim...

Most reporters to USDA noted light volumes as new crop alfalfa was being harvested in much of the country. Often there were not tests on all quality levels. Some locations mentioned that demand was st...

A National Forage Week is being officially recognized for the first time in 2015 from June 21 to 27...