Amber Friedrichsen, Managing Editor
Amber Friedrichsen

The author is the managing editor for Hay & Forage Grower. Amber Friedrichsen joined the Hay & Forage Grower staff as an associate editor in May 2023. As of July 2024, she has assumed the role of managing editor. Friedrichsen also served as the editorial intern in 2021 and 2022. She graduated from Iowa State University in May 2023 with a double major in agricultural communication and agronomy. Friedrichsen grew up and worked on her family’s diversified crop and livestock farm in eastern Iowa near Clinton.

Seed these in case of emergency
Grasses

April 22, 2025
BY Amber Friedrichsen, Managing Editor
The U.S. Drought Monitor is starting to light up again as several states show signs of struggling with inadequate soil moisture. As drought conditions develop across the northern tier of the U.S. and...
The toxic origin story of tall fescue
Forage Flash

April 22, 2025
BY Amber Friedrichsen, Managing Editor
“Three findings highlight fescue’s history” detailed the early events that contributed to tall fescue’s infamous reputation as a toxic forage. Although these events paved the path for future research, the historic findings are still relevant to tall fescue pastures today...
Tread lightly in burned pastures
Forage Flash

April 15, 2025
BY Amber Friedrichsen, Managing Editor
Wildfires throw a wrench into grazing plans in regions prone to such disasters. Even though pasture and rangeland fires delay forage regrowth and set back grazing schedules, perennial grasses typicall...
Scout for these aphids in alfalfa
Forage Flash

April 15, 2025
BY Amber Friedrichsen, Managing Editor
Aphids are a bane in alfalfa fields, especially considering the rapid rate of reproduction and range of toxicity among the species. Damage from aphids feeding on plant sap as well as their injection o...
Spring-seeded alfalfa do’s and don’ts
Alfalfa

April 8, 2025
BY Amber Friedrichsen, Managing Editor
Trade-offs already exist between spring seedings and late summer seedings before planting management is added to the mix. The latter time frame often boasts more favorable weather and field conditions...
Don’t jump the grazing gun
Forage Flash

April 8, 2025
BY Amber Friedrichsen, Managing Editor
Managing the spring flush of forage growth often involves flirting with the fine line between grazing too early and being swallowed by the surplus. As cool-season grasses start to green up, it may be...
Have you tried growing teff?
Grasses

April 1, 2025
BY Amber Friedrichsen, Managing Editor
Teffgrass is like the utility player on the baseball roster of forage species. The fast-growing warm-season annual is a good candidate for emergency forage when grazing livestock are short on feed. It...
Get cracking on storage inspections
Forage Flash

April 1, 2025
BY Amber Friedrichsen, Managing Editor
If spring green up isn’t sign enough, an echo ringing off the wall of an empty bunker silo should indicate another forage harvest season is fast approaching...
This Granite State dairy looks rock solid
Farm Visits

March 31, 2025
BY Amber Friedrichsen, Managing Editor
When John and Beth Haynes bought the family dairy from his parents in 1981, they probably didn’t anticipate that four decades later a pink and orange Dunkin’ Donuts sign would be within eyeshot of the milking barn...
Lock in on spring nitrogen
Forage Flash

March 25, 2025
BY Amber Friedrichsen, Managing Editor
Nitrogen fertilization may be furthest thing from a one-size-fits-all situation. The nutrient required for plant growth and protein synthesis is a critical factor of forage production, but its m...
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