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When discussing forage quality, we often focus on carbohydrates and the energy derived from these forage nutrients. Carbohydrates account for half to three-quarters of a feed’s weight, deliver the majority of the energy and, in turn, drive milk production, health and performance.
This fall, any fall for that matter, is a great time to take soil samples, come up with a liming and fertilization plan based on soil analysis, and apply the recommended amendments and nutrients to establish a new field or keep an older stand functioning well.
Often dubbed the “nemesis of the livestock industry,” grazing toxic tall fescue can be an “eat or get eaten” proposition. You either choose to spray and plant an endophyte-free variety, rotate crop species, supplement your animals or take a loss where it counts the most … your cattle’s production.
For many years, livestock producers have embraced the use of bale processors for a lot of different reasons. However, there are very few studies that have evaluated them with a cost analysis in order to track the value they provide to owners.
Weighing scales play a crucial role in farming operations, as they streamline the harvest management process from scratch. These feature-rich scales come with advanced technologies that offer tremendous value to the agriculture and farming industry.
Operator behavior plays a major role in overall machine longevity, performance and owning and operating expenses. Properly training your operators and establishing an accountable environment on the farm can benefit your operation in a number of ways, including:
You’ve heard of “summer slump.” The meaning varies depending on where you live and your forage base. Maybe to you it means the time of year when you get discouraged at the prospect of having to mow your yard, yet again, while wondering where your pastures have gone.
Many livestock and forage producers may not be familiar with a crop insurance product available for their grazing and haying lands, even though it has now been available for several years in most parts of the country. This insurance product is called pasture, rangeland and forage coverage, or PRF, and is intended to help producers deal with drought conditions.
Almost 100 years ago, the first Fordson tractor rolled off the assembly line introducing a mass-produced gasoline tractor line that combined many of the features found in other designs and packaged them into an affordable, lightweight tractor.
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