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Dec. 5, 2023
Managing a grazing system without measuring forage production or animal performance is like setting the lineup for a fantasy football team without knowing the players’ statistics. In either case, th...


Dec. 5, 2023
Although meteorological winter began on the first of the month, astronomical winter doesn’t commence for a couple weeks...


Dec. 5, 2023
Although there is some debate about the ideal corn silage moisture, most can agree on the point at which it is too dry...


Dec. 5, 2023
The average price for alfalfa hay fell another $7 per ton during October, according to the USDA’s Agricultural Prices report. This was the sixth consecutive month of price decline since hittin...


Dec. 5, 2023
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 select...


Dec. 5, 2023
December 5, 2023• Michigan State University researchers aim to find answers about alfalfa autotoxicity with a grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).• University of...


Nov. 29, 2023
A multi-institutional research team led by Michigan State University has received a $946,349 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture...


Nov. 28, 2023
November 7, 2023• Recordings of the Dairy Forage Seminars presented at World Dairy Expo last month are available here. • There are pros and cons to leaving tall alfalfa in a hayfield over win...


Nov. 28, 2023
Utilizing crop residue as a winter feed source is a common practice in the Midwest. In times when forage supplies are low and hay prices are high, crop residue is especially useful to offset...


Nov. 28, 2023
One of the reasons Northern alfalfa producers sometimes like to take a late cutting of alfalfa is to keep that brown, stemmy, overwintered fall regrowth from potentially lowering the quality...