That little packet of dark powder you are coerced into purchasing along with your clover seed can be mystifying. It only weighs a few ounces, and it has to be kept cool and dry

Feed thrives on consistency — from the feed and forage testing lab, to the silo, to the mixer, to the feedbunk, and into the barn or parlor

Thinking of renovating toxic fescue pastures in 2017? Beneficial endophyte fescue varieties offer cattle producers in the Fescue Belt an effective forage option to collectively improve pasture forage

Down here in the Southern states it is already “go time” for most dairies and those putting up winter annuals

Pasture-finished beef is becoming more popular among consumers. However, finishing beef solely on pasture grasses with no grains requires a very aggressive level of pasture management throughout

The Noble Foundation undertook a foundation-wide research initiative called Forage 365 with the main objective to develop forages and grazing systems that provide grazeable forage year-round

The combined effects of feed ingredients and nutrients included in dairy cow rations, diet physical form (particle size), and the cow’s level of dry matter intake (DMI) all combine to influence

Historically, producers are warned that it takes two to three years to establish native warm-season grasses

It is well known that reducing the size of corn kernels in whole plant corn silage makes it more digestible for the cows and enhances milk production

Cabin fever has set in for most anyone in the agriculture community by this time of the year. For most of us, we have at least a month until the wheels can again be put into motion

Grasses contain more potentially digestible fiber than legumes, but they need to be harvested early to capture the benefit in milk production

In the Northern Plains region where salts are naturally occurring even under dryland conditions, farmers are trying multiple strategies to deal with the issue

Growers can easily navigate the new set of tools on their own, or they may have expert assistance from an Encirca certified services agent or their local Pioneer sales professional

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Below are examples of alfalfa and grass prices being paid FOB barn/stack (except for those noted as delivered, which is indicated by a "d" in the table below) for selected states at the end

Even a short time without living roots in the soil can impact your farm ecosystem. If you practice no-till religiously, this is one of your founding principles

Seth HoytAuthor of The Hoyt Report, providing hay market analysis and insight. With the decline of alfalfa hay acres in Central California due to continued growth of almond and pistachio acre

AGCO Parts, a division of AGCO Corporation (NYSE:AGCO), a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment, has redesigned and improved Sprayparts.com

In many parts of the U.S., March marks the ideal frost-seeding time. Though not always a sure bet, frost seeding pastures has shown to be a time-proven practice for maintaining an effective level of l

We often hear about the virtues of rotational grazing in theoretical terms based on research. However, there are livestock producers across the U.S. who can vouch for its benefits based on personal ex