Frost seeding pastures with certain legumes and/or grasses in late winter or early spring is a ritual on many grazing farms. Though next spring seems a long way off, planning for a frost seeding
As combines roll, they leave behind a conglomeration of corn leaves, husks and stalks. Farmers figured out many years ago that this corn residue can provide a relatively low-cost source of nutrition
The potential for prussic acid (hydrocyanic acid) poisoning has made several appearances on the forage newswire this past week, but for more than one reason
Ruminant animals are engineered to consume forage, and feeding a high percentage of the dairy diet as forage provides many potential benefits. At World Dairy Expo last week, Kenneth Kalscheur
At last week's National Hay Association Convention in Lancaster, Pa., the director of the U.S. Forage Export Council, John Szczepanski, reported on the status of U.S. hay exports
If climate change becomes a reality as nearly all scientists predict, how will predominantly cool-season grass pastures adapt to the potential changes in temperature and precipitation during future growing
Amidst the hoopla of the best dairy show cows in North America, World Dairy Expo will also offer plenty for forage producers to do, see and learn. The gigantic trade show will host a plethora of compa
Many beef producers are in a position of having too much low-quality hay or, worse yet, reduced stocks of any type of hay. Patrick Gunn, Iowa State University extension cow-calf specialist
The El Niño discussion continues, but there are still few known or tangible impacts for the U.S. In a report released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on September
Several reports from last week are telling us that McDonald’s is making the shift from margarine to butter on their McMuffins, bagels and biscuits. This change comes shortly after the company beefed
Labor Day has come and gone. Though most farmers focus on harvest this time of year, it's also a time to be thinking more specifically about potassium from several forage crop fronts. Alfalfa
Major prizes await southeastern U.S. hay and baleage producers in this year's Southeastern Hay Contest at the Sunbelt Ag Expo, which will be held in Moultrie, Ga., from October 20 to 22
Blister beetles, dead or alive, can be a major problem when they infest alfalfa fields. It's not because of what they eat, but rather what eats them. The insect is toxic to sheep and cattle
Drought impacts areas in many ways, but when an agriculturally rich state like California experiences what is their fourth consecutive year of severe drought, the losses begin to mount exponentionally
We live in a world of plastic. If something isn’t made of plastic, chances are good it’s packaged in plastic. Agriculture, specifically livestock farms, use and generate tons of plastic each
The 2015 Grassfed Exchange Conference expects to attract hundreds of farmers, ranchers and industry supporters to Mount Pleasant, Mich., during September 16 to 18
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
