Harvested hay acres in the U.S. were estimated to be down 2% this year in USDA’s June Acreage report. Total harvested hay acres are expected to reach 51.5 million acres
This spring, I seeded some container varieties of lettuce in planter boxes near a shaded area of my makeshift home garden. My harvest was far from fruitful and only afforded enough leaves to put
Pasture managers have a different-looking toolbox than most farmers. Somewhere deep in the corner of those toolboxes, buried under the grasses and legumes, are the brassicas. Although they are n
This spring, I seeded some container varieties of lettuce in planter boxes near a shaded area of my makeshift home garden. My harvest was far from fruitful and only afforded enough leaves to put on a
The average price of both alfalfa and grass hay continued their free fall. According to data from the USDA’s Agricultural Prices report, the average July price for alfalfa hay dropped to $183 per
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
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 se
August 6, 2024• The USDA will invest $400 million to support farmers from 18 irrigation districts who improve infrastructure, engage in fallowing programs, or shift cropping systems to reduce
To cut, or not to cut. That is the question Hamlet would ask if only he were a forage producer and not a Shakespeare character. More specifically, the question would be to give alfalfa a longer rest a
Forage harvesters have a plethora of moving parts and possible adjustments. In part, this is so the machines can be fine-tuned to the many different types of crops that may be chopped in a given
The next few weeks will be a busy time for farmers and forage choppers who are harvesting corn for silage and taking final cuttings of alfalfa. Targeting moisture and maturity levels for these feed cr
A global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, today announced the North American debut of the Massey Ferguson® 9S Series tractor
What comes to mind when you think about the fall of 2021? Is it the incredibly high fertilizer prices that more than doubled year-over-year? Or maybe it’s extremely sluggish supply chains for parts
I’m not a Facebook social butterfly; in fact, I don’t have any friends on the social media behemoth. That’s by choice, and thankfully, I have plenty of good friends in real life.Even
Nutritive value and forage quality are often used interchangeably, but they are not synonymous. If the terms were Russian nesting dolls, the former would fit inside the latter, representing one piece
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 sele
The U.S. beef cow inventory has fallen to its lowest level in more than 60 years, as cow-calf operators have faced weather-damaged forage, expensive feed and historically high calf prices
