The Southeastern Hay Contest celebrated its 21st year with record-high participation at the Sunbelt Ag Expo being held this week in Moultrie, Ga. A total of 540 entries comprised the competition’s
Drones are becoming an important tool for farmers and ranchers across the country. They offer solutions for improved pest scouting, chemical application, and seeding. In the early days of drone utilization
Ten Mile Grade Dairy started baling dry hay and making baleage in 2024 — two jobs that had been hired out until then. Hayfields are seeded to limpograss, which was established after taking a sod
Have you ever seen a forage analysis report where the concentration of acid detergent fiber (ADF) in a forage sample was similar or even greater than the concentration of neutral detergent fiber (NDF)?
When walking a feedbunk filled with a total mixed ration (TMR) containing some haylage, it’s pretty easy to spot haylage chunks that didn’t get broken up and mixed. These chunks stick out like
Kelsey Woldt is the oldest of the five daughters who were born and raised on Woldt Farms in Brillion, Wis. Now serving as the farm’s human resources manager, Woldt and her sisters have all been invo
A total of 232 entries from 16 states represented the competition at the 41st World Forage Analysis Superbowl. The winners of each of the 13 categories were presented last week at World Dairy Expo in
For many years, it seemed winter annual cereal forages fell almost exclusively into the “emergency forage” category, but times have changed. These days, nobody finds the practice of seeding
Below are examples of alfalfa and grass prices being paid FOB barn/stack (except for those noted as delivered, which are indicated by a "d" in the table below) for selected states at the end of the
The reality of planning things is that things rarely go as planned. That’s not to say preparation isn’t valuable, though. If a plan can’t be followed to the letter, it can at least provide
September 2, 2025• Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 10.9 million head on August 1, which was dow
First frosts and freezes suggest the need for heavier Carhartt attire and mark the cessation of plant growth, if not life. Alfalfa will often slow or cease growing before a frost or hard freeze, and i
The time of day cool-season grasses are harvested can affect forage nutrient concentrations, and thus, animal intake and digestibility. The driving factor of this fluctuation is the amount of nonstruc
Below are examples of alfalfa and grass prices being paid FOB barn/stack (except for those noted as delivered, which are indicated by a "d" in the table below) for selected states at the end
Tall fescue pasture renovation takes months of preparation, especially if farmers convert toxic forage to a novel-endophyte variety. After killing the existing crop and cleaning the slate for the next
With the country’s beef cow herd at its lowest level since the 1960s, the number of calves also continues to shrink. This puts a tight clamp on the availability of stocker cattle.Currently, CattleFa
Whenever hay prices are put under the microscope, it’s important to acknowledge the interacting factors that influence the cost. For one, hay prices are largely regional and driven by local weather
Below are examples of alfalfa and grass prices being paid FOB barn/stack (except for those noted as delivered, which are indicated by a "d" in the table below) for selected states at the end o
