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In the Midwest, over the last two decades, both June and September have shown a trend toward warmer average monthly temperatures
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Dealing with an honest broker who is well-versed in the market can have many advantages that can save a farmer or customer time, resources, and money
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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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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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Another flip of the calendar means the first cutting of alfalfa is fast approaching for many farmers

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Fall dormancy of alfalfa is an important trait to consider when selecting a variety, but how relevant is it to farm-scale production?
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Do fresh, newly planted pastures provide better nutritional quality for grazing livestock than older pastures?
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Drought is on farmers’ minds across Missouri and other states. Monthly precipitation has been below average 17 of the last 22 months in Columbia, Mo
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During my years as an extension agent, I would occasionally be called out to a farm for the purpose of evaluating a failed or thin new alfalfa seeding field
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Although alfalfa has been grown and studied for many generations, there are still some mysteries surrounding the crop that continue to dog us

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Forage should make up the majority of any horse diet, typically around 1% to 2% of body weight
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The offseason is a time of year when you can get unexpected phone calls and possibly a few visits from sales people who are trying to pedal their agricultural wares
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One of the tools I have used to assist my grazing management decisions is the pasture inventory
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In the northern United States, hayfields often consist of a single forage species like alfalfa, but single species pastures are somewhat rare
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Alfalfa offers a great opportunity to combat the spread of herbicide-resistant weed variants on your farm for two main reasons

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In the mixed hardwood forests of the eastern U.S., silvopasturing has struggled to take hold
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As people gathered in Punxsutawney, Pa., to see whether the infamous groundhog with the same namesake would see his shadow, hundreds of others attended the CattleFax Outlook Seminar on the main stage
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Forage research and extension positions at state universities weren’t getting filled from lack of research funding and budget constraints
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The cow-calf industry will always be close to my heart
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Though diminutive, the lowly alfalfa seed contains every genetic instruction for that plant to grow into a hearty, deep-rooted perennial legume, capable of multiple harvests, high yields, high persistence,