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The World Forage Analysis Superbowl, held annually in conjunction with World Dairy Expo, provides forage producers the opportunity to showcase their high-quality forages from across North America.
Farm Equipment magazine reports:
Not too surprisingly, the furor over the ownership of John Deere equipment and software copyrights isn't ready to calm down quite yet.
In the Midwest, the primary factor that influences quality of harvested dry forage is weather. In many instances, wet spring weather delays the first cutting, resulting in mature hay that is decreased in quality, palatability and digestibility.
This past winter was difficult for many perennial crops in northern states. Snow is a tremendous insulating factor that was absent for much of the winter in many locations.
This should be easy. “Just tell me what to plant for summer forage.” Unfortunately, it’s not that simple. Each type of summer annual grass has characteristics that make it most suitable for various uses – pasture, hay or silage.
As our weather continually becomes warmer, insects that have the potential to take profit out of forages will appear. In the southeastern U.S., the three forage insects that tend to get the most attention are the fall armyworm, grasshopper and bermudagrass stem maggot.
Seed and crop protection company Syngenta not only confirmed media reports of a proposed buyout from competitor seed-giant Monsanto in a press release, but also announced its refusal of the purchase offer.
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