Most beef producers don’t realize how much of their production cost is accounted for by hay and feed

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

Operating any dairy farm isn’t easy, but milking over 1,600 cows brings farm and employee oversight to an even greater level

AMAZONE, the renowned agricultural equipment manufacturer, and FieldView, Bayer's leading platform for digital agriculture, are starting a strategic collaboration

Teff grass is not as well known in the U.S. as other forage grasses

On a Tuesday afternoon in the middle of August, Dan Funke zipped through a hayfield in a Krone Big M450 triple mower

With the high cost of making or buying hay in recent years, I have been getting a lot of inquiries regarding swath grazing as an alternative to feeding baled hay

In an ideal world, pastures would always be green with plenty of forage, cattle would never get sick or eat something they weren’t supposed to, and if we’re dreaming big, toxic weeds wouldn’t

NY Hay Sales, an 1,800 acre farm has implemented new forage technology to counteract the wetter than normal conditions in Upstate New York

One of the core principles of plant breeding is to improve crop genetics so plants are better equipped to survive environmental stress

Forage producers across the country insured a record 290.6 million acres under the Pasture, Forage, and Rangeland (PRF) insurance program in 2023. So far this year, participants have received an avera

It’s not unusual to find various species of oak trees growing within or along the borders of pastures. In such situations, acorns can easily be found scattered on the ground during this time of year

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

The National Alfalfa & Forage Alliance (NAFA) released the 2024 edition of its popular “Alfalfa Variety Ratings - Winter Survival, Fall Dormancy & Pest Resistant Ratings for Alfalfa Varieties

With haymaking activities ceased on most farms and bales tucked away in sheds or under tarps, attention now turns to machinery maintenance and hay marketing

Even with haying equipment parked in the shed for the season, the wheels of forage management shouldn’t stop turning

Like refrigerated foods left on the counter, bales stored outside have a greater risk of spoilage. Mark Johnson with Oklahoma State University suggests good hay storage is always important

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 sta

Despite the fact there is no symbiotic relationship between alfalfa and ruminants, the nutrient composition of alfalfa complements the nutritional needs of ruminant animals surprisingly well

When teaching others to review and interpret forage analyses, the first number that I tend to focus on is fiber content