I am not much on New Year’s resolutions. I have tried making some in the past and failed. I think the big reason they don’t ...

Forage quality should be a primary component of setting goals for hay harvesting. "Plant stage and maturity at the time of cutting directly impact the quality of the final hay, whether grass, alfalfa ...

Using rental acreage stockpiling can help ease rotational pressure on the home farm, provide protection during drought years, ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A Purdue University Extension specialist is warning livestock owners that forage they harvested earlier this year likely has lower-than-usual nutritional quality. Without proper ...

Forage crops and pastures provide feed for grazing livestock. Quality forage is necessary to provide nutrients in rations to keep livestock healthy and productive. Purdue Extension created an ...

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Crop coefficient analysis showed forage sorghum peak water use aligned closely with existing research, confirming that sorghum’s water demand — even at its peak — remains lower than corn’s.

As summer comes to an end, cow-calf producers should prepare for a decline in forage quality. The nutritional value of tallgrass prairie forage is rapidly decreasing as the seasons change, and protein ...

Trevor D. Israel, Gary E. Bates, Thomas C. Mueller, John C. Waller and G. Neil Rhodes, Jr. Most tall fescue in the United States is infected with a fungal endophyte which imparts certain advantages to ...

MITCHELL, S.D. — Heavy moisture and cool temperatures have made this season’s forage yield and quality vary across parts of South Dakota, according to Sara Bauder, forage field specialist for SDSU ...