As we get ready for the upcoming hay season, numerous engineers have been hard at work to give us the first true new development in the small-square business in a long time

Farming is never easy, but it can be made that much tougher when you’re beginning from scratch

Time on the farm can bring about a totally different outlook

It does not seem possible that it has been over 38 years since I started my first professional job in forages at the University of Missouri

Weeds seem to persist regardless of the current or extreme weather situation

As we look ahead to the next haymaking season, I’m sure some people have begun to accept the new norm for equipment costs

NOW that hay season has wrapped up for a majority of the country, it is the time to take a look back at the past year’s production and evaluate what was done well and identify those areas where improvement

Hay & Forage Grower interviews Dan Putnam, Forage extension specialist at the University of California-Davis

Hay & Forage Grower talks with Glen Aiken, recently retired research scientist at the USDA-ARS Forage-Animal Production Research Unit in Lexington, Ky

HFG: How did your career lead you to direct and represent agricultural organizations, which include the National Alfalfa & Forage Alliance (NAFA) and the Midwest Forage Association?

Hay & Forage Grower talks with Tom Kilcer, private crop consultant, researcher and owner of Advanced Ag Systems

Hay & Forage Grower talks to Woody Lane, a private nutrition and livestock consultant based in Roseburg, Ore

Hay & Forage Grower talks with Neal martin, a former Minnesota forage extension specialist and director of the U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center

HFG: Did you always aspire to be an alfalfa breeder, or did that opportunity just open up once you completed graduate school at New Mexico State University? DM: During college, I had no

Hay & Forage Grower talks Forage Shop Talk with Hugh Aljoe, Producer relations manager for the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation. He serves as a pasture and range consultant and has been with the Noble Foundation

Hay & Forage Grower talks with Craig Roberts, University of Missouri Extension forage specialist. His work and interest in fescue toxicosis has him involved in a genetic test for tolerance in cattle

Hay & Forage Grower speaks with Rick Grant, Miner Institute

Peter Ballerstedt HFG: It seems that the amount of science devoted to forage grass development and management is at an all-time high. Do you agree? PB: I agree. Today we’ve seen the int

Joe Bouton HFG: Looking back on your 27 years at the University of Georgia, is there any one accomplishment that holds special significance for you? JB: I cannot say there was one particul

Dave Whalen, Director of regulatory affairs and new trait development for Forage Genetics International HFG: We’ve been talking about transgenic low-lignin alfalfa varieties for a long time. How