Livestock
Dairy/Forage Nutrition
USDA Releases CRP For Haying, Grazing
USDA has authorized that certain acreage enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) can be made available for haying and grazing after the primary nesting season ends for grass-nesting birds...
GPS Collars Track Cattle On Range
In 1981, Doug Johnson began studying the way grazing animals move around their pastures. Twenty years later, he added a new twist. We started using GPS...
Steady To Lower
Hay growers holding onto 2008 production expecting wintertime price increases may not see that happen this year. Industry experts foresee prices for high-quality...
Seizing An Opportunity
Recognizing a dynamic business opportunity when it presents itself, and being ready to act, are keys to the success of any business. Thomas J. Miller,...
On-Farm Ethanol
Making ethanol from crops other than corn is more than a theory to Lee McClune. It's reality. The Knoxville, IA, farmer and part-time engineer has worked...
More Dairy/Forage Nutrition Articles
Beef
Distillers Grains Don’t All Feed Alike
To successfully incorporate distillers grains into High Plains beef cattle finishing rations, nutritionists must know what types of grain the ethanol byproducts were produced from...
Flake Feeder
Finding a one-man feeder that would be safe and flake rather than process big square bales was a challenge from customers that Denzil Robbins didn't take...
Marvelous Mix
Bob March was looking to maximize pasture for his beef cattle, hoping to get more fall and spring grazing and reduce his need for hay. After years of...
Horses
Saving Songbirds
A handful of farmers in the James-town, RI, area are sacrificing forage quality to help songbirds. They're being paid to delay their first hay cuttings...
Something's Different!
If you've noticed something new about Hay & Forage Grower, it may be its new coat of paint. The magazine, with nearly 23 years under its belt, now boasts...
CRP Adds Incentives
Additional payment incentives will be provided through the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) to eligible ag producers, according to USDA. Included are...
Other Livestock
Insect Thresholds Outmoded?
Alfalfa growers should be vigilant in scouting for yield- and quality-robbing insects and may need to consider spraying at lower thresholds than those currently recommended....
Super Silage
The corn silage portion of the milking ration at Vreba Hoff Dairy 2, Hudson, MI, is about one-third brown midrib (BMR) corn and two-thirds conventional...
NFTA To Create Blind Sampling Procedures
The National Forage Testing Association (NFTA) is putting a constructive spin on a recent brouhaha over blind-sample testing of selected laboratories....
