DuPont Pioneer dairy, livestock and nutrition specialists have consolidated production and management information about silage into a manual available to growers, students, university extension and anyone interested in learning more about forages.

AgSource offers alfalfa growers in Idaho’s Magic Valley a unique preview: pre-harvest hay analysis. These results assist growers in gauging the optimal time to harvest hay.

Fluctuations in milk prices, feed costs and government programs are forcing dairy farmers to become more efficient with their farm operation. Since feed accounts for approximately one-half of the total cost of producing milk, and high-quality forage optimizes the productivity of the animals, increasing the quality of forage available is one of the best methods of improving overall feeding efficiency.

Corn herbicides containing isoxaflutole cannot be sold or used in Wisconsin, despite recent misinformation that led agribusinesses and farmers to believe otherwise, say state pesticide authorities.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced the recipients of $5.3 million in Conservation Innovation Grants that will help develop approaches and technology that show producers how to adapt to extreme climate changes that cause drought.

Over the last century, CLAAS has evolved from a small manufacturer of straw binders into a global leader of agricultural implement innovations. August Claas founded the company in 1913 in Germany, and was soon joined by his three brothers – Bernhard, Franz Jr. and Theo -- to form the company Gerbuder Claas.