Aug. 27, 2024
The next few weeks will be a busy time for farmers and forage choppers who are harvesting corn for silage and taking final cuttings of alfalfa. Targeting moisture and maturity levels for these feed cr...


Aug. 20, 2024
I’m not a Facebook social butterfly; in fact, I don’t have any friends on the social media behemoth. That’s by choice, and thankfully, I have plenty of good friends in real life.Even without fri...


Aug. 20, 2024
Nutritive value and forage quality are often used interchangeably, but they are not synonymous. If the terms were Russian nesting dolls, the former would fit inside the latter, representing one piece...


Aug. 13, 2024
Olympic athletes train and compete in the events for which they were built for. That’s why a long-distance runner likely wouldn’t medal in the 100-meter dash, and a sprinter probably couldn’t co...


Aug. 13, 2024
Few people get it exactly right the first time, but designing a fencing and watering system plays a large role in the efficiency and productivity of the overall grazing system. According to University...


Aug. 6, 2024
Some of the same farmers who felt the death grip of a historic drought last year have faced torrential rainfall and excessive flooding this summer. Saturated soils and prolonged standing water have am...


Aug. 6, 2024
August marks a significant demarcation date for forage producers. With only a month of what we typically consider summer left, the start of the cooler fall season becomes reality with a one-page flip...


July 30, 2024
A Logan, Kansas, farmer was charged with wire fraud after scamming Montana and Wyoming cattle ranchers out of online hay sales. Jory Parks pleaded guilty to the arraignment and faces a maximum of 20 y...


July 30, 2024
A phone call to my dad went straight to voicemail the other day, only to be followed up a few hours later with a text that said, “Sorry I missed your call. The agronomist was here digging up corn an...


July 23, 2024
Much of the excess precipitation that has plagued the Midwest so far this summer has come in the form of severe weather. In addition to heavy rains, high winds, thunder, and lightening, these storm ce...