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HARVEST ASSIST, Pöttinger's innovative app for optimising forage harvesting, is constantly being expanded. It now features three new functions for optimising the deployment of harvest machines
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In my last column, I had discussed how to train your grazier’s eye to conduct ongoing pasture inventories
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"Should I shred my pastures?” This is a question asked by many beef cattle and forage producers
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You’ve heard this song and dance before: Toxic tall fescue can’t be grazed without health and performance consequences
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Few things are more discouraging than an unexpected rain that ruins an almost-dry cutting of hay

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April showers bring April mud. Even though that’s not how the saying typically goes doesn’t mean it isn’t true
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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 states at the end
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When one door slams shut, fortune will usually open another . . . or so the old saying goes
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As we get into the new year, a lot of farmers are concerned about cash flow on their farming operations
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A three-story farmhouse with stone walls and a wrap-around porch sits at the heart of Springwood Organic Farm. It is where Dwight Stoltzfoos grew up, and it is where he and his wife, Brenda, are currently

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Custom rate guides are welcomed resources in those states that continue to do the survey legwork; unfortunately, many do not
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The list of acid concentrations on a forage analysis is like a report card for silage fermentation. Although good grades usually indicate feed is palatable, digestible, and stable, some high scores wi
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Grazing success often starts with having a good forage base in place that will thrive, persist, and provide exceptional quality forage. However, once that is accomplished, there is still work to be do
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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 states at the end of
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AGCO Corporation (NYSE: AGCO), a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, announced the launch of PTx

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AGCO has acquired an 85% stake in PTx Trimble, and Trimble will hold a 15% stake. Going forward, the PTx Trimble JV will be consolidated into AGCO's financial statements
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Will it head early? Will it head late?These two questions follow grass varieties around like a lost puppy. They get asked by grass breeders during development; they get asked by marketing departments
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A vigorous alfalfa stand most likely points back to well-timed and carefully executed seeding. In the Midwest, alfalfa seeding dates can fall on either shoulder of the growing season with both times o
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Tornado season in the central states is not limited to the spring anymore as severe weather events no longer seem to be exclusive to specific times of year. All it takes is warm, moist air ahead of an
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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 states at the end of th