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 select
Some of the same farmers who felt the death grip of a historic drought last year have faced torrential rainfall and excessive flooding this summer. Saturated soils and prolonged standing water have am
August marks a significant demarcation date for forage producers. With only a month of what we typically consider summer left, the start of the cooler fall season becomes reality with a one-page flip
The average price of both alfalfa and grass hay returned to the same level that was reported for April. According to data from the USDA’s Agricultural Prices report, the average June alfalfa price
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 selected
Satelytics, a leader in automated cloud-based geospatial analytics, today announced the successful results of its ongoing partnership with Envu, the company behind the land management and decision-making
July 2, 2024• Harvested hay acreage projections are down for 2024, according to USDA’s June Acreage report. Total harvested hay acres are expected to reach 51.5 million acres, which is 2% less
Grazing cattle can be easier and more effective when there is a plan to follow, but as most ranchers know, things don’t always go to plan. It can be even harder to adapt to ecological, environmental
A Logan, Kansas, farmer was charged with wire fraud after scamming Montana and Wyoming cattle ranchers out of online hay sales. Jory Parks pleaded guilty to the arraignment and faces a maximum of 20 y
A phone call to my dad went straight to voicemail the other day, only to be followed up a few hours later with a text that said, “Sorry I missed your call. The agronomist was here digging up corn
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 selected s
Net wrap and baler twine configured out of plastic as thin as five-thousandths of an inch thick can hold the shape and support the weight of bales well over 1,000 pounds
When it’s time to harvest alfalfa for silage or hay, we are usually concerned about getting the crop cut at the right time, hitting weather windows for good drying conditions, and removing the crop
Although the USDA has Hay Quality Designation Guidelines (see tables) based on nutrition tests for alfalfa, that alone does not cover all of the terms and grades we use to describe hay. Many of the terms
Although sorghum species can pose a risk of prussic acid poisoning, it is possible to safely and effectively utilize these types of forage with proper management
