Hay
Northern Plains farmers harvest before kernels can fully form.
The drought plaguing eastern Montana and much of North and South Dakota came on quickly and is intensifying, leading ranchers to sell their cattle and farmers to harvest early whatever crops that have grown so far this summer.
The estimate of area harvested was unchanged from the figure shown in their June acreage report and only up a fraction of a percent from last year.
International demand from China is changing the game for U.S. hay production.
Gov. Doug Burgum has further relaxed commercial driving restrictions to help drought-stricken North Dakota farmers and ranchers.
Extreme drought conditions throughout the Northern Plains have led to a shortage of hay and pasture
Baleage can provide a high-quality fermented forage, but careful attention to management is needed to produce a consistent, uniform feed.
One of the contributing factors to our alfalfa stand losses is a root rot called Aphanomyces race 2. The prolonged wet conditions allowed this root disease to finish off already-weakened alfalfa crowns.
North Dakota drought worrying crop and livestock producers
Last year, the National Alfalfa & Forage Alliance (NAFA) unanimously voted to start a national checkoff program that would fund industry research. This week, this goal took a big step forward as NAFA announces its first-ever request for proposals (RFP) for its U.S. Alfalfa Farmer Research Initiative.
Farmers from 28 states battled it out to see who would be crowned champion of sorghum yields.
Crazy Horse golf course taking new approach to weed management with goats.
In a short statement issued earlier today, AGCO Corporation says it has reached “agreement in principle” to acquire the forage division of Lely Group. Lely’s forage lineup includes a broad range of equipment, including mowers, tedders, rakers, balers and more.
Significant alfalfa losses experienced in eastern Wisconsin
Alfalfa and hay supplies are key this year—a building U.S. cattle herd, long-term diminishing forage acreage, water constraints in the West, drought and rising exports will support hay prices in 2014.
Recent cooler temperatures and gray skies in Amarillo, Texas are predicted to remain through the rest of the week, and most likely into the weekend, with a light breeze and at least a 40 to 60 percent chance of rain each day.
Trish Schneider, of Burt, N.D., is looking for all the hay she can get this years as she deals with a poor hay crop of her own and has to feed 150 cows this winter. She is haying Conservation Reserve Program acres to help pick up some more tonnage.
It is very important to remember what to do in order to avoid major damage to our production and stored forages.
Dry conditions this year have reminded many how quickly fires can ignite causing damage, destroying equipment, future feedstuffs and hopefully NOT injuring you in the process.
There is a simple way to accurately measure moisture content by using a microwave.
As farmers prepare to sharpen the pencil, I think it is important to look at what hay costs to produce.
First cutting alfalfa harvest details make a positive difference.
As we enter this growing season, alfalfa fields are showing great potential for good tonnage production. Alfalfa can withstand temperatures as low as 20° F. However, several hours of 25 to 27° F or lower temperatures could damage leaf tissue and the alfalfa growing points.
Be careful how you answer that question. Cost and expense are two different things.
Proper storage methods can reduce losses and save forage and money.
Lawmakers last year submitted several bills seeking to regulate farm rides after a 2014 hayride crash in Mechanic Falls killed a 17-year-old girl and injured more than 20 others.
If you’re a hay farmer with an iPad, you can now use your Apple tablet as your in-cab display for your Harvest Tec 400T Automatic Applicator system.
Lower profit potential on irrigated ground will only look worse if La Niña comes calling this summer, dragging drought into the picture. Do any alternatives options for that land look lucrative?
The quality of hay can’t be judged by looking at it or touching it.