Forage Links

Indiana-specific information | Information from other sources | Agricultural Organizations |
University Forage Web Sites | Cultural Practices | Pest Management |Forage Testing |
Harvest Management | Animal Utilization | Sales-Marketing

Indiana-specific information

• Internet Hay Exchange
  Nation wide listing of hay for sale. Listings are by state and county, hay type and bale size.
• Weekly Hay Prices
  Provides prices paid at listed hay auctions.
• Purdue Cooperative Extension Service Educational Materials
  Search the database using Harvest to find forage-related information. Includes directions for obtaining hard copies of publications.
• Indiana Agricultural Statistics Service.
  Available reports include: Indiana Agriculture Profile, Indiana Agricultural Statistics Annual Bulletin, Historical Data for Indiana, County Data, Indiana Crop & Weather Report.

Information from other sources

• The National Hay association - The National Hay Association was formed in 1895, and continues to be dedicated to the development and maintenance of quality hay and improved marketing practices.
• Forage Information System, an Internet forage information browser and NSCA World Wide Web client. FIS is being developed at the Department of Crop & Soil Science, Oregon State University, located in Corvallis, Oregon.
• Penn State's Forage Home Page. A division of the Agronomy Department of Pennsylvania State University.
• University of Wisconsin Alfalfa Variety Comparison
• University of Wisconsin Forage Research and Extension
• Forage Production and Pasture Management, chapters from the Ohio Agronomy Guide (Bulletin No. 472), Ohio State University. A listing of Ohio State's publication on forages.
• The American Forage & Grassland Council (AFGC) is an organization which promotes the use of forages in economically and environmentally sound agriculture through education, communication, and professional development of producers, scientists, educators, and commercial representatives, and through communication with policy makers and consumers in North America.

Agricultural Organizations

• Alfalfa Council Home Page
• American Alfalfa Processors Association (AAPA)
• American Forage & Grassland Council
• Forages in Canada
• Nevada Farm Bureau: Agriculture

University Forage Web Sites

• Forage Information System (Oregon)   
• Forage Researchers   
• U.S. Extension Forage Specialists   
• Agriculture WWWs Alphabatized
• Purdue University's Forage Information
• University of California Alfalfa Workgroup
• Penn State's Forage Home Page
• Forage Production (Ohio)
• Forage-Livestock Systems Program at Cornell University
• Oklahoma Forages Forages in Mississippi
• South Dakota State Univ. - Forage Information
• UW Forage Research and Extension (Wisconsin)
• Dairy Forage Research Center (Wisconsin)
• UNL Center for Grassland Studies (Nebraska)
• Montana State University: Agriculture Alberta Agriculture

Cultural Practices

• Alfalfa and the nitrogen cycle in the Corn Belt
• Alfalfa Stand Losses From Ice Sheeting
• Alfalfa Publication (Montana)
• Forage Establishment (ND State)
• Harsh winter brings potential for alfalfa winter kill
• Techniques for Establishing Alfalfa in South Dakota

Pest Management

• UC Pest Management Guidelines: Pests of Alfalfa Hay
• Alfalfa Root and Crown Rot Complex
• Blister Beetles in Alfalfa
• Managing the Alfalfa Weevil
• Parasitism of Alfalfa Weevil
• Potato Leafhopper on Alfalfa Poinous Plants

Forage Testing

• Forage Quality and Testing (PSU)
• Forage Quality Tests And Interpretation

Harvest Management

• Preservation of Protein in High Moisture Alfalfa Silage

Animal Utilization

• United States National Dairy Database
• Alfalfa for Dairy Animals
• Dairy Forage System Computer Model (DAFOSYM)
• Forage Allocation System for Dairy Producers
• Sheep grazing for weed control in seedling alfalfa

Sales-Marketing

• National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA AMS Market News Reports - Hay
• Purdue Hay Locator   
• Weekly Hay Prices