Oct. 11, 2016
A total of 373 samples from 24 different states and provinces comprised the field of entries for this year’s World Forage Analysis Superbowl. The highest placing samples were on display at Wor...

Oct. 11, 2016
Once the combine pulls out of a cornfield, it’s often the case that field harvest is only partially accomplished...

Oct. 11, 2016
Vanessa Corriher-OlsonForage SpecialistTexas A&M AgriLife Extension Good available forage and lower feed prices are helping offset prices in the calf market. Atypical August rains have...

Oct. 11, 2016
Below are examples of alfalfa and grass prices being paid FOB barn/stack (except for those noted as delivered, which is indicated by a "d" in the table below) for selected states at the end of th...

Oct. 4, 2016
USDA estimates net farm income will be $71.5 billion in 2016, down 11.5 percent from 2015. If realized, 2016 net farm income would be the lowest since 2009...

Oct. 4, 2016
Below are examples of alfalfa and grass prices being paid FOB barn/stack (except for those noted as delivered, which is indicated by a "d" in the table below) for selected states at the end of the d...

Oct. 4, 2016
All-hay and alfalfa August average prices moved sideways in USDA’s most recent Agricultural Prices report released last week. The all-hay price held at $131 per ton from July, which is $12 per ton l...

Oct. 4, 2016
Oli BachieExtension agronomy advisorUniversity of California-Davis The sugarcane aphid (SCA) has recently been found in central Arizona and Central California causing damage to sorghum crops. SC...

Oct. 4, 2016
This was one of those years where making generalizations about growing conditions was difficult, even within the same state or sometimes county. Such was the case in Pennsylvania, New York, and...

Sept. 27, 2016
Making your living with pastured livestock involves the melding of plant growth and animal forage intake. Optimizing both components is the end game.Keeping pasture plants within their linear (r...