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You’ve harvested your silage at the right moisture to capture the best quality possible. Now how do you keep from losing quality as it sits in the pile? Where will quality loss be greatest?
I have been in hayfields my whole life and, for the most part, it has been a pleasure. This year, it has gone beyond frustration. I am embarrassed to say this, but the latest I have ever finished first cutting in more than 40 years is the fourth of July – until this year.
A popular sports mantra today is “go big or go home.” There aren’t a lot of crossovers between sports and forage harvesting, however, so feel free to throw this macho mantra in the ditch where it belongs.
Forage brassicas are a hot topic again. These cool-season forage crops have been used in the U.S. for more than 100 years with waxing and waning degrees of popularity.
Why consider growing alfalfa organically? The answer is “green” – and we’re talking about more cash profits from growing a crop increasingly in demand from the surge of consumer interest in organic milk.
In agriculture, public criticism seems to come with the territory these days. As a farmer, it’s easy to get defensive when your livelihood is misunderstood. But sometimes, criticism is legitimate and change is needed.
Way back when typewriters were the hot deal for putting one’s thoughts on paper, the advent of the typewriter ribbon with a white correcting side was a miracle.
Standard box-style grain drills are a very important piece of the farm equipment product mix maintained on farms across North America. It is usually one of the first cost-effective tools brought out of the shed to establish new stands of grain, livestock forage or cover crops.
Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to judge a lot of junior livestock shows at county fairs. I’m tempted to replace the word “opportunity” with the word “pleasure.” But while in the context of livestock judging the two are not necessarily mutually exclusive, neither do they always fit happily hand in hand.
The new Kuhn triple mower-conditioner combination, FC 3525 D F front mount and FC 10030 D rear mount, gives you the ability to cut and condition up to 32 feet and 6 inches of crop in a single pass.
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