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Today’s agriculture headlines and expert perspectives serving farmers, ranchers, crop consultants, livestock nutritionists and the entire U.S. ag community.
The University of Tennessee is offering a “Hay Calculator” to aid producers in determining forage needs for their livestock.
Making hay is an expensive process and poorly maintained equipment can add unwanted expenses and downtime.
“Have you considered teff grass?” This is a growing response to those who are looking for more crop choices in their operations.
From lawn waste to silage and hay raking enhancements, see the new products coming out.
As the demand and price of alfalfa increases, producers invest more effort in protecting their valuable hay.
A regional nonprofit group that plants crops for farmers in need in the spring and harvests crops in the fall is now adding some summertime work.
The Illinois Forage Institute will be held on March 13 in Greenville, Ill.
Lindsay Corporation, maker of Zimmatic by Lindsay irrigation systems, has released a new alfalfa profitability brochure called “Increasing Alfalfa and Other Forage Yields Through Efficient Irrigation Solutions.”
A booming overseas market for alfalfa is a key driver not only for baler manufacturers but also hay exporters.
While it’s still too early to say, some analysts expect hay growers who converted marginal stands into cornfields over the past few years to shift back into alfalfa.
It’s still a volatile weather market for dairy producers who rely on purchased hay.
With good drought plans and conservation systems, farmers and ranchers are better equipped to manage dry and other extreme weather.
Production of hay, including alfalfa, in the top-18 hay-producing states has been declining rapidly, according to USDA’s Annual Crop Production Summary.
Drought and legal issues are limiting the amount of water available. If you don’t have enough for a good grain crop, consider planting forages this spring.
Both the hard red winter wheat crop and shipping on the Mississippi River have become the most recent focus of the drought.
Early next week, cooler weather will spread from the Midwest into the Northeast.
Take a virtual crop tour across farm country, without leaving your chair.
USDA’ s pasture and range condition ratings for the week ended May 13.
USDA progress ratings for corn, cotton, wheat, rice, soybeans, pasture and sorghum for the week ending May 13.
Use this chart to figure out how much additional hay you’ll need to account for storage losses.
Read details about the major crops intended to be planted this year.
New design conserves up to 33 percent of existing hay resources.
Roughly half of the country is experiencing dry conditions, yet analysts think the same number of acres will be planted to water-intensive alfalfa this spring.
USDA progress ratings for corn, cotton, wheat, rice and sorghum for the week ending Nov. 13.
USDA progress ratings for corn, cotton, wheat, rice, sorghum and pasture for the week ending Oct. 30.
USDA’ s pasture and range condition ratings for the week ended Oct. 30.
USDA progress ratings for corn, cotton, wheat, rice and sorghum for the week ending Nov. 6.
See alfalfa and hay harvested, yield and production data.