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Dry matter levels recommended for baled silage

Baling forage crops for silage

February 28, 2011

Jimmy Henning

Forage may be stored for winter feeding when pasture production is limited, for use in confinement feeding systems or for cash hay. Hay is the most popular storage method since it stores well for long periods and is better suited to cash sale and transportation than silage.

March 1, 2011 issue: Silage Season 2011

February 28, 2011

Discuss your fertilization/nutrient management plan for your corn silage crop. When do you anticipate planting? 0111fg_silage_1
As we get closer to planting, we asked our silage season participants about their nutrient management plans:

Discuss your fertilization/nutrient management plan for your corn silage crop in 2011. What have you done in the past?

Tales of a Hay Hauler: On the road again

February 28, 2011

Brad Nelson

Dan and I got out of his truck at Colfax, Washington, testing the pavement, lest we fall. It was the first time I rode with Dan since he got his first truck, now five trucks ago at last count.

Mechanics Corner: Clean diesel technology – Tier 4 and more

February 28, 2011

The following information was obtained from the Diesel Technology Forum. The article reviews what Tier 4 is, how it emerged, and the differences among Tier 4 engines.

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Ag Flag: A simple idea for irrigation management

February 24, 2011

Sometimes the best ideas are the simplest.
Mike Hansen’s wife kept asking him if there was any way he could stop flooding the driveway at the end of their pasture.
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Winterkill depresses nutritional quality of alfalfa

February 14, 2011

Dave Miller

The level of alfalfa winterkill affects forage quality because of increased grassy and broadleaf weed pressure. In general, grasses such as quackgrass and bromegrass will reduce the quality of the harvested forage while broadleaf weeds have less effect.
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Kentucky hosts regional grazing conference

February 14, 2011

Garry D. Lacefield

More than 200 people from 15 states and three countries braved the snowy conditions to attend the 10th Heart of America Grazing Conference, which was held January 25-26 at the Holiday Inn-Hurstbourne in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Safe forage harvesting

February 14, 2011

Dennis J. Murphy and Ronald C. Williams

Forage harvesting begins with the cutting of fresh forage, and can be done by a mower, mower-conditioner or a windrower.
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Reasons to stay with hay

February 12, 2011

Brad Nelson

“The world is insane except for me and thee; and oft-times I wonder of thee.” What’s happening out there? Oil and commodity prices are shooting upward while the claims of the end of the recession seem to be mainly political rhetoric.
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Producers and exhibitors brave the cold to attend the 2011 Mid-American Alfalfa Expo

February 11, 2011

Although the temperatures outside were cold, those who braved the elements found much to benefit from at the Mid-America Alfalfa Expo held February 1st and 2nd in Kearney, Nebraska.
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