In today’s challenging economic times, it is more important than ever to know the value of the alfalfa forage you feed your dairy or beef cattle.

Some producers may be trying to decide whether they should apply agri-chemicals themselves rather than hiring a local supplier.

You are comparing two pickup trucks before making a purchase. Both have equal age, miles and options, but one has all its service records, including the oil changes, while the other truck was never maintained and its oil is gooey and black.

The sugarcane aphid is a new and widespread pest of grain and forage sorghums in the southern U.S. In 2014, the sugarcane aphid infested sorghums in 12 states from Texas to Florida and as far north as southern Kansas, Arkansas and Tennessee.

While hay and forage prices remain elevated, and dairy-quality hay is in short supply

Editor’s note: Dylan Coleman is a participant of the Dairy Leaders of Tomorrow program, funded through the Center for Dairy Excellence Foundation of Pennsylvania, and a senior at Lancaster Mennonite High School in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. “If you have a passion for agriculture, and that is what you love, stick with it! Don’t ever let someone tell you that you can’t do something.” That is just one of the many bold and powerful statements made by Sherry Craig from Murmac Farms that will stick with me for the rest of my life.

Don Austin is a grazier who is not afraid to try new things. Austin, who farms near Platteville, Wisconsin, enjoys experimenting to find out what works best on his farm.