October 21, 2025

• Disease and mycotoxins may affect the value and safety of grazing corn and soybean residues this year.

• Fresh forage options in the fall often come with strings attached.

• You can’t accurately estimate winter feed needs without testing hay.

• Crabgrass is gaining ground as a summer annual forage option.

• Are you frost seeding clover later this winter? Read these tips.

October 14, 2025

• Don’t abuse fall pastures when forage greens up after a dry spell.

• Here’s what you need to know about forage fiber for dairy cattle.

• There are a few options to control cheatgrass this fall.

• Give smooth bromegrass and tall fescue a fertilizer boost.

• This winter’s La Niña is predicted to be a weak event, with the strongest impacts felt in the Southeast.

October 7, 2025

• Southeastern farmers may need to stretch hay supplies during the recent flash drought.

• Testing forage quality is the first step to improve livestock production.

• Fall-calving cows require another level of nutrients.

• Two studies show grazing cornstalks is safe for the soil — and won’t hurt future crop performance.

• Beware of prussic acid poisoning as the first frost approaches.