2017 National Forage Week...

A hearty congratulations to University of Georgia forage specialist Dennis Hancock for receiving the 2017 Walter Barnard Hill Award...

April 4, 2017· All-hay acres in the U.S. are expected to total 52.8 million in 2017. That’s a drop of 1 percent from last year, according to USDA’s Prospective Plant...

· Donations to those impacted by the wildfires in the High Plains continue to pour into collection sites. Some locations report having all the hay donations they need in the short term, so it’s advised to call ahead. Other supplies such as fencing materials, feed supplements, milk replacers, and monetary donations are still being sought...

February 7, 2017· In what was a nail-biter competition, the Forage Quiz Bowl team from Penn State defeated the quartet from Kansas State in the final round at the American For...

January 3, 2017· According to the World Agricultural Outlook Board’s weekly report, the state with the highest percentage of its hay acreage currently experiencing some leve...

· A legislative bill (AB 2504) is being proposed and discussed in California that would require an assessment of not more than 10 cents per pound on alfalfa seed sold in that...

Below are examples of alfalfa and grass prices being paid FOB barn/stack (except for those noted as delivered, which is indicated by a "d" in the table below) for selected states at the end of...

November 1, 2016· Here in southern Wisconsin, there has yet to be sub-32°F killing frost as we enter November.· A wet October in the West has caused a lot of Plan B’s for hay growers...

Glenn ShewmakerExtension Forage SpecialistUniversity of IdahoSeveral inches of rain have made harvest this month a real challenge. A significant acreage of last cutting was either put up a little wet...