Have you ever switched forages or made minor changes to the ration and had milk production drop? Even minor changes in forage quality can impact production in a big way
As subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) gains traction with alfalfa growers, consultants and system designers recommend they become fully aware of important factors
Companies purchase scales because the value of goods entering or exiting a facility is based on their weight. Without assured scale accuracy a company can lose thousands, if not hundreds of thou
Northern New York. Hot, dry summer conditions can lead to insufficient hay and pasture forage for dairy farms. Could late summer planted oats be an option to fill that forage gap?
For more than a decade, Talbert Manufacturing, a North American leader in specialized heavy-haul solutions, has manufactured its 55CC close-coupled lowbed trailer
Butterflies in alfalfa fields may be free and make for a good photo opportunity, but they also can indicate future alfalfa worm-feeding issues. That’s the warning coming out of Central California
Due to reduced yield and disease susceptibility, growing meadow fescue in the U.S. ceased decades ago. However, the grass has noteworthy potential as a companion grass in alfalfa-grass mixtures
Steve OrloffFarm Advisor/Siskiyou CountyUniversity of California-Extension The haymaking season is marching along without anything too remarkable. Conditions are fairly "normal" for this time of year.
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 th
Seth HoytAuthor of The Hoyt Report, providing hay market analysis and insight Alfalfa hay exports from West Coast ports to China in June 2016 totaled a record 101,591 metric tons (MT)