Drill Calibration from David McIntosh on Vimeo.These days, no-till drills are no big deal in terms of their frequency of use. As with most equipment, proper maintenance and calibration become critical
Though corn silage has never been front and center as a high-protein source in dairy rations, some consultants and dairy farmers are questioning why an increasing number of silage samples are well below
Stockpiling pasture forage is a tried and true method to provide forage deep into the late fall or early winter. In the most recent edition of the Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter, Chris Penrose
Time is fast approaching for the seventh annual Deep South Stocker Conference that is headed to Alabama in 2015. This year's conference will be held August 6 to 7 in Montgomery
As the summer months begin to wind down, it’s time to begin thinking about winter cereal planting. One option for planting is winter triticale. Tom Kilcer, former extension educator for Cornell University
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), there is a greater than 90 percent chance that El Niño will continue through the Northern Hemisphere winter in 2015 to 2016
"Benefits to storing forages by cutting date or hybrid type include better forage quality through improved fermentation and the option to target peak lactation cow groups to receive the highest
Wheat stubble provides an excellent seedbed to plant forages into using no-till, according to Bruce Anderson, University of Nebraska extension forage specialist
Many hay producers are frustrated by the rainy weather, acknowledges Mark Sulc, extension forage agronomist at The Ohio State University. They know that forage quality is declining with each day that
Iowa lost 21 percent of its pasture base from 2007 to 2012, according to an Iowa Beef Center (IBC) publication released last fall and reported by Dan Loy, the center's director, in their most recent
Average feeding rates of dry alfalfa hay declined in California during 2014 as the average cost of hay pushed over $300 per ton. This trend was documented in the California Cost of Production Annual 2014,
The World Forage Analysis Superbowl, held annually in conjunction with World Dairy Expo, provides forage producers the opportunity to showcase their high-quality forages from across North America
Farmers and landowners can get help identifying the price of hay, and/or negotiate the sale or purchase of standing hay through a new smartphone app that can quickly find hay price information
The sugarcane aphid is a new and widespread pest of both grain and forage sorghums in the southern U.S. In 2014, its presence was confirmed in 12 states
A lot of time,money and labor are invested in the production of a hay crop. Though mostfarmers feel a sense of relief once the last bale is ejected from the baler,there is unfortunately still plenty o
