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Alfalfa hay has long been a premier forage for dairy cattle
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New Holland Agriculture is proud to announce that it has been honored with three prestigious AE50 Awards from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE)
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The 2025 Producer’s Forum, a highlight of the 78th Annual Meeting of the Society for Range Management, will be held in Spokane, Washington on February 10, 2025
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Have you ever wondered how all those cattle dung patties simply disappear from one year to the next?
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Alfalfa has a lot of impressive features when it comes to water usage. And despite being a major water user, alfalfa is also a major food producer. At least, that is how Dan Putnam defended the number

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Driving through Midwestern countryside over the holidays, I observed no shortage of sacrifice paddocks with bale feeders surrounded by cattle. More often than not, the feeders were also surrounded by
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Few things in life are certain, but one of those things is that stored hay quality never improves and most often declines, depending on the initial baling moisture and storage conditions.Althoug
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The month-over-month average price of alfalfa tumbled $8 per ton in November and settled at $165, according to data from the USDA’s Agricultural Prices report. This was the lowest average monthly
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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 the
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Making dry hay is much easier in some regions of the United States than in others

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Alfalfa Persistence is Profit, How to Establish a Good Forage Stand, and Practical Approaches to Stress Relief in Agriculture are just a few of the many presentations offered at Midwest Forage Association's
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Winter is coming, and with it comes colder temperatures, wet or icy ground, and snow in some areas. Despite the changing weather conditions, you still need to get work done, and farm tire maintenance
December 2, 2024• Here’s what you need to know about a cow’s lower critical temperature (LCT).• This forage inventory and demand calculator from South Dakota State University can
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Earlier this month, I was asked to speak on the future of forage in the dairy ration. Futuristic talks are both good and bad. On the one hand, it’s difficult to know what will happen before it happe
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It’s been another year of ups and downs on farms and ranches. If you weren’t locked in on eHay Weekly every Tuesday morning, here’s a list of the 10 most popular articles that filtered

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With a new year comes opportunities for new alfalfa seedings. For those whose list of resolutions includes establishing alfalfa, it is encouraged to secure seed supplies early, and selecting varieties
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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 the
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The climate of the U.S. hay export market has gone from good to difficult to different. Different, or strange, according to Scot Courtright, who explained how trade has changed over the past few years
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In regions where tall fescue dominates the pasture base, stockpiling can be an economical way to preserve forage quality and feed cattle through the winter. With that said, the way in which stoc
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Hopefully, no haymaker puts up a crop that they know will mold; however, many haymakers have pushed the moisture limit and hoped the mold fairy wouldn’t pay a visit. Sometimes, she just comes uninvi