Dec. 1 2015 Machinery leasing can be a viable alternative to buying but there are some important aspects to consider before making a final decision. According to Tina Barrett, executive director of Nebraska Farm

Nov. 24 2015 Dave Whalen, Director of regulatory affairs and new trait development for Forage Genetics International HFG: We’ve been talking about transgenic low-lignin alfalfa varieties for a long time. How...

Nov. 24 2015 Below are examples of alfalfa and grass prices being paid FOB per ton (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

Nov. 24 2015 The average farm labor wage earned during the reference week of October 11 to 17, 2015, was $12.82 per hour, according to USDA's Farm Labor report released last week

Nov. 24 2015 In its 30th annual estimate of the cost for a Thanksgiving Day dinner, the American Farm Bureau Federation pegged this year's feast for 10 people at $50.11, up 70 cents from 2014

Nov. 17 2015 Below are examples of alfalfa and grass prices being paid FOB per ton (except for those noted as delivered, which is indicated by a "d" in the table below) for selected states at the end of th

Nov. 17 2015 Many of us in the North have already experienced consecutive November days of over 70°F. That really shouldn't happen. Though we can sarcastically point to El Niño, the National Oceanic and...

Nov. 17 2015 For the second consecutive year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has allocated dollars for alfalfa research to the tune of $1.2 million

Nov. 10 2015 Researcher Russ Jessup has been working on the development of a dual-purpose, high-yielding grass that can be used for both forage and bioenergy. Jessup, a Texas A & M AgriLife Research grass bree

Nov. 10 2015 As the drought in California rolls through its fourth consecutive year, subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) of forage crops has garnered a lot of interest as a means to make more efficient us

Nov. 10 2015 Below are examples of alfalfa and grass prices being paid FOB per ton (except for those noted as delivered, which is indicated by a "d" in the table below) for selected states at the end of th

Nov. 3 2015 Stockpiling tall fescue in pastures for winter feeding is a common practice to help stretch stored forage inventories. Fescue forage quality can be very good, but John Jennings, University of Arkansas...

Nov. 3 2015 The all hay price held steady for September at $145 per ton, while alfalfa hay dropped only $2 to $157 per ton from the previous month (see table). The prices were reported last week in USDA's Agricultural...

Nov. 3 2015 By Glenn Shewmaker Extension Forage Specialist University of Idaho Meadow voles are wreaking havoc in southern Idaho! Large acreages are set up for a potential 25 to 50 percent

Nov. 3 2015 Below are examples of alfalfa and grass prices being paid FOB per ton (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

Nov. 3 2015 The seed-selling season seems to get earlier with each passing year. It’s now reached the point where crop seed salespersons start making their annual rounds to sell their wares before the current...

Oct. 27 2015 During a recent Hoard's Dairyman "Crop and feed outlook for the months ahead" webinar, Mike Hutjens and Mike Rankin offered an overview of the quantity, quality and price of dairy ration ingr

Oct. 27 2015 Frost seeding pastures with certain legumes and/or grasses in late winter or early spring is a ritual on many grazing farms. Though next spring seems a long way off, planning for a frost seeding

Oct. 27 2015 Below are examples of alfalfa and grass prices being paid FOB per ton (except for those noted as delivered, which is indicated by a "d" in the table below) for selected states at the end of the da

Oct. 20 2015 Covering silage in a pile or bunker silo is a no-brainer decision. When to cover and what with are also important considerations. Researchers at Cal Poly and Kansas State compared silage pile sealing