At the end of July, Missouri fell a few raindrops shy of having the wettest May to July on record. Before the final tally of the average, the rain totaled 22.41 inches. The wet record was only 0
Tour Of Merced County Dairy Farms and Research Sites To Demonstrate Benefits Of SDI In Dairy Forage Applications And Reveal New Methods For Applying Dairy Wastewater
New VSL 200 Series Vertical Mixers The new Kuhn Knight VSL 200 Series single-auger vertical mixers, available in 420 and 500 cubic foot capacities, are designed for dairy and beef producers
The 2015 Grassfed Exchange Conference expects to attract hundreds of farmers, ranchers and industry supporters to Mount Pleasant, Mich., during September 16 to 18
The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) reports that acres of alfalfa and alfalfa-grass mixtures in the U.S. declined by 108,000 from 2014 to 2015. The August 1 forecast pegs current
Drill Calibration from David McIntosh on Vimeo.These days, no-till drills are no big deal in terms of their frequency of use. As with most equipment, proper maintenance and calibration become critical
Seth HoytAuthor of The Hoyt Report, providing hay market analysis and insight. Alfalfa hay production in the seven Western states was forecast at 5 percent lower than last year
The dog days of August are upon us, and soon it will be back to school, Labor Day and time for that annual furnace check-up (at least for those of us in the North)
by Dan Putnam, Extension Forage Agronomist, University of California-Davis. Weather in early August has cooled significantly from July conditions, much to the relief of farmers who have been trying to
Below are examples of alfalfa and grass prices being paid FOB (except for those noted as delivered, which is indicated by a "d" in the table below) for selected states at the end of the day on Friday
Bobcat® compact machines and a Doosan excavator were used by dignitaries to officially break ground for the Bobcat and Doosan headquarters expansion. Bobcat Company and parent organization Doosa
AGCO Corporation (NYSE:AGCO), announced its latest investment and development in planting. AGCO entered into an agreement with Precision Planting, an affiliate and business of The Climate Corporation
Though corn silage has never been front and center as a high-protein source in dairy rations, some consultants and dairy farmers are questioning why an increasing number of silage samples are well below
There has been a mixed bag for the ability to put up hay in Idaho. Thundershowers have hit some areas hard, but many areas only have had enough rain to delay harvest a couple of days
Hay movement is somewhat sluggish in many areas as dairy quality hay remains hard to find. At least one report indicated that sellers were holding onto inventories in hopes of higher prices. Below are
Stockpiling pasture forage is a tried and true method to provide forage deep into the late fall or early winter. In the most recent edition of the Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter, Chris Penrose
Switch to conservation tillage and get a self-driving tractor! In a strip till system, farmers only disturb 10” strips of soil, rather than the whole field
