The author is an extension forage specialist with the University of Kentucky.

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Feb. 21 2025 It does not seem possible that it has been over 38 years since I started my first professional job in forages at the University of Missouri
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Nov. 25 2024 When I started my forage career back in 1986, directing farmers to a good variety with high-quality seed was easy. I’d simply tell them to “select certified seed of an improved variety.”
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Nov. 10 2021 Alfalfa’s high yields and forage quality make it a premier forage worldwide. If anything about alfalfa could be improved, most growers would want to extend stand longevity
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Jan. 20 2021 Baleage, the ensiling of wilted forage in round bales wrapped in UV-resistant, stretch wrap plastic, is a beneficial option for making high-quality stored forage in the humid regions of the U.S
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May 19 2020 POTASSIUM (K) can make a case for the “Don’t get no respect” award among the fertilizer nutrients
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March 9 2020 BALEAGE, or making silage in bales of wilted forage that are wrapped in plastic to create an anaerobic environment, allows for the more timely harvest of forage crops
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March 19 2019 Legumes make immeasurable contributions to forage agriculture. Producers depend on them to add yield, nutritional quality to pastures and hay, and to improve animal gains
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Aug. 21 2017 One of the constants in the forage world seems to be the love-hate relationship that practicing agriculturalists have with haymaking