When school holidays came around, I often packed my suitcase and headed off to Eltham in Taranaki, to stay with my aunt and ...

Slideshow: Forage testing is key to profitable feeding. Here are five steps for preparing and evaluating accurate samples, plus see if you can pick out the best hay at World Dairy Expo.

After a killing frost, do not graze until the forage is dry, usually 5-7 days. After a non-killing frost, do not graze for ...

Mike Hunter, a retired field crops specialist for Cornell Cooperative Extension, says it’s tough when Mother Nature doesn’t ...

Crop residues, such as wheat stubble and corn stalks, are good options for fall and early winter feed for gestating cows.

Here are some strategies Ohio producers can consider when dealing with drought-affected pastures and forage shortages.

Stipules are large anointed. Flower is commonly purple but may vary among shades of white, yellow and purple. Deep taproot. Hay, silage and pasture. High in protein, vitamin A, minerals, and ...

Not all sorghums produce the same results when fed as silage to beef and dairy cows. By: Kay Ledbetter, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Sorghum silage can provide an alternative to corn ...

Farmers are increasingly turning to high-moisture corn silage, specifically earlage or snaplage, due to its high energy content and easy digestibility.

The numbers show that baling hay late in the season is at best a break-even scenario. Hay baled in September does not have ...

Knowing the percent ash can also tell you a little about how you harvested the forage, especially hay. If the ash value is too high it could be a sign that you may have had the rake set a little too ...

Forage producers around the state are battling fall armyworms to defend high value pastures and fields for hay and grazing, ...