May 11, 2021
Hay harvesting and feeding strategies are as variable as the weather that often dictates them...

May 11, 2021
Drought is never a certainty, but having a plan to deal with it should be. Without a plan, your options to react if a drought occurs become limited...

May 11, 2021
There’s never been a haymaker who couldn’t improve on their craft. The opportunities to enhance forage yield, quality, and persistence are nearly endless...

May 4, 2021
The average price of U.S. alfalfa hay in March climbed for the fourth consecutive month, according to USDA’s Agricultural Prices report...

May 4, 2021
The National Alfalfa & Forage Alliance (NAFA) reminds alfalfa growers that USDA reopened the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 (CFAP 2) as a component of the administration’s Pandemic Assistance for Producers initiative...

May 4, 2021
Touting the benefits of harvesting high-quality forages is nothing new. By doing so, feed costs are minimized, and milk production is maximized...

May 4, 2021
Although the popularity of game shows on television has never been higher, rarely do you hear questions that pertain to agriculture. One might argue that there needs to be a game show with...

April 27, 2021
During my high school years, finding new boundaries was just a part of the maturation process...

April 27, 2021
Nighttime temperatures last week were low enough to frost or freeze alfalfa plants across a large swath of the United States...

April 27, 2021
The positive benefits that legumes provide to pastures and animals are well known. Still, some graziers cite reasons for not maintaining a significant legume presence in their pastures...