March 13 2025
The interest in dairy farms producing a portion of their own grains has varied over time. In my work, I have observed an upswing in interest in recent years
March 10 2025
Managing through droughts and floods by optimizing low-forage rations was presented by: Kirby Krogstad, The Ohio State University
March 6 2025
U.S. feed supply should be more than adequate in 2025, if the weather cooperates. Given the expected lower feed prices, dairy farm margins should continue to improve in 2025
Feb. 6 2025
Much has been written about the yield and quality differences among various grass species, but farmers planting forage grasses either as a companion crop with alfalfa, or as a pure stand, should pay attention
Dec. 26 2024
Doing more with less is the motto farmers this day in age seem to abide by as they aim to maximize production while also reducing input costs
Nov. 20 2024
If you ask a dairy producer, nutritionist, banker, and accountant how much forage is needed annually to maximize profits, you might get four different responses
Nov. 11 2024
A feed and forage outlook for the year aheadPresented by Mike Rankin, Hay & Forage Grower and Mike Hutjens, University of IllinoisSponsored by QLFxxxThe ramifications of a challenging crop year in
Aug. 30 2024
The mosquito season continues as crops come off fields and the calendar is turning the page toward fall. Warm, humid days and wet conditions following thunderstorms are still prevalent. Inevitably, with...
Aug. 22 2024
When it’s time to harvest alfalfa for silage or hay, we are usually concerned about getting the crop cut at the right time, hitting weather windows for good drying conditions, and removing the crop...
Aug. 14 2024
Making the most of this year's corn silage was presented by Presented by: John Goeser, Rock River Laboratory/Cows Agree Consulting
Aug. 1 2024
It was July 23, 1999, when two college classmates and I boarded a plane to Madison, Wis. On this date, I began a journey that would change my life substantially
May 30 2024
The growing season is off to an unexpected start
May 13 2024
Hoard’s Dairyman Editor Abby Bauer was joined by Luiz Ferraretto, an assistant professor and extension specialist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. to discuss silage inoculants
March 21 2024
When it comes to crop inputs, price volatility has been a popular topic of conversation this year among many growers
March 18 2024
Nothing ever stays the same, and if we look at agriculture and beyond, the world has undergone tremendous change over the last two centuries
Feb. 1 2024
Great forages are the foundation for precision feed management, said Joe Lawrence during a Cornell Cooperative Extension webinar
Jan. 29 2024
In a few weeks, winter annual grasses or small grain grasses will accelerate their growth, and the harvest of small grain grasses for silage will begin
Dec. 1 2023
My love of farming and strong work ethic trace back to summers spent making hay on my uncle’s farm
Nov. 13 2023
A feed and forage outlook for the year aheadpresented by: Hay & Forage Grower’s Managing Editor Mike Rankin and the University of Illinois’ Mike Hutjenssponsored by KuhnFarmers faced a my
Nov. 6 2023
Providing a third-party yield and quality evaluation of dozens of hybrids each year is a large undertaking, and to get the most value from this effort, each year we ask ourselves what other information...