Grass Hay Archive
Grass May Help Balance Hot Dairy Diets
Alfalfa's Top Reserve
Alfalfa is the forage of choice among Upper Midwestern livestock producers, but it doesn't fit every growing or feeding situation. Where it doesn't, a...
Manure Plus Fertilizer Benefits Grasses
A combination of dairy manure and commercial fertilizer brought higher grass yields than either nutrient source alone in a Cornell University study. Fields...
Recalculate N Rates For Bromegrass
With nitrogen prices up and beef-quality hay prices down, producers may want to re-evaluate how much nitrogen ...
Making Millionaire$
Eric Gaul had no net worth when he started dairying in 2003. Today, at age 31, he's worth over $300,000 and is cruising toward his goal of becoming a...
Forages For Heifers: Take Your Pick
Pat Hoffman can't recommend the single best forage for dairy heifers. For the most part, we feed lactating dairy cows alfalfa and corn silage, but with...
As Biofuel, Miscanthus Uses Less Land Than Corn
Miscanthus outperforms current biofuels sources by a lot, say University of Illinois researchers. Using the giant perennial grass as a feedstock for ethanol...
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...
