While in the midst of hay season, Amber Friedrichsen, managing editor of Hay & Forage Grower, kicked off the Iowa State I-29 Moo University Forage webinar series with an in-depth look at the current stocks,...

Entries are being accepted for the World Forage Analysis Superbowl, which is open to all forage producers across North America

Roughly two months into the 2025 growing season and fresh off a few days of working with colleagues and dairy producers in western New York, Mother Nature has already forced in-season adjustments for many...

Recently, I was reminded of a letter to the editor I read several years ago, where the writer of the letter was scolding the publication for including an article on corn silage in their forages section....

Dairies rely greatly on feeding high quality forages, which in turn produce quality dairy products

When the U.S. hay supply is in good shape, prices usually fall, and that was certainly the case in 2024

A few hundred entries were analyzed this year as farmers across the world vied for a spot in the 2024 World Forage Superbowl. Samples were sent to Dairyland Labs in De Pere, Wis

Both nutritionists and dairy producers spend a lot of time reviewing forage analysis reports

I had the opportunity recently to sit in a room with leading dairy nutritionists from across the U.S

A recent discussion led to one of those questions that always makes me cringe a little: “What’s the number one thing I can do for my forage program in 2024?”

Most readers might wonder how this links to our laboratory forage analyses. Believe it or not, this analogy can help us understand the empirical methods of forage analysis

Hay stocks were at near-record lows as of May 1 of this year. In October, USDA forecast that 2023 alfalfa hay production would be up about 1% from last year and grass hay up 0.8%

Alternative forage and emergency forage are two terms often used to describe annual forages that may fill a need in a forage program

On our silage bunkers, we bolt 2-foot pieces of 1” by 4” boards using concrete anchors every 12 feet to hold down the vapor barrier plastic. This way, the wind can’t get a hold of it,...

Mike Rankin, Hay & Forage Grower and Mike Hutjens, University of Illinois, will discuss feed quality lab results, ration costs, and by-product options

It will come to no one’s surprise that corn silage production is a costly endeavor. For a point of reference, a dairy milking around 500 cows will have invested about $250,000 in corn silage

Corn silage harvest is here for some farms and just around the corner for many others

Forages are the foundation of a strong dairy feeding program, and if utilized correctly, alternative forages can provide flexibility and high-quality feed

Crop protection often refers to the field and to agronomy. In agronomy, crop protection can take different forms, including insecticides or fungicides, with both aiming to maintain plant health when c