Hay
Fragrant Fill-In
What smells like maple syrup and could be used as a short-notice replacement crop after an alfalfa stand fails? Fenugreek shows potential, says a Wisconsin...
Continuing The Legacy
Call Dave Fink anytime in June and he'll probably answer from a hayfield set among rolling hills nestled just south of the Appalachian Mountains. The...
Alfalfa Hay
Alfalfa Seed Growers Fight Lygus Bugs
Despite having three new insecticides with new chemistries registered, alfalfa seed growers still have a ...
Roundup Ready Alfalfa On Track For 2009 Return
It looks like Roundup Ready alfalfa seed will be available to growers again late next year. USDA’s Animal ...
California Drought Dampens Hay Supply, Raises Prices
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has proclaimed a statewide drought after receiving lower snow-pack estimates during a dry spring. That will mean ...
Grass Hay
USDA Releases CRP For Haying, Grazing
USDA has authorized that certain acreage enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) can be made available for haying and grazing after the primary nesting season ends for grass-nesting birds...
Grasses For Biofuels Studied In Northern New York
Grasses and legumes have the potential to be more economical and environmentally sustainable than corn for ethanol production, says Donald Viands, a Cornell University plant breeder researching the crops’ biofuel potential...
Switchgrass Grown For Ethanol Has Energy Surplus
Switchgrass grown for biofuel production yields significantly more energy than is consumed in the production and conversion into cellulosic ethanol, says Ken Vogel, a USDA-ARS geneticist in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) agronomy and horticulture department...
Other Forages
Carbo-Loaded
High-sugar perennial ryegrasses are said to supply more energy to the rumen, converting more of the grass protein to meat and milk. High-sugar grasses...
Land Re-Enrolls In CRP Contracts
An estimated 23.2 million acres are expected to be re-enrolled into Conservation Reserve Program contracts out of 27.8 million acres eligible for retirement between 2007 and 2010, according to...
Oats Lengthen Alfalfa Stand Life
Tom Barcellos, Tipton, CA, gets an extra year out of aging alfalfa fields by interseeding oats. "We plant 25 lbs of oats per acre in a weakening third- or fourth-year conventional alfalfa stand...
