Things get interesting when all the areas a hay hauler is familiar with run out of hay and the customers you haul to need more hay before the next year’s crop comes in.

If I remember right, Vince Lombardi said it (if I have his name wrong, blame my son-in-law). The immortal quote goes something like this: “It doesn’t matter what the coach thinks. But if the coach can make the football player think that he can do a job, then there is no stopping him!”

Over the last several months I have discussed with many people the pros and cons of biotechnology. I have sat in lectures, read a number of papers and listened to parties debate back and forth on this subject.

What crops gain the most with alfalfa rotations?
“We are primarily in dry-land country, so we use alfalfa in rotation with our wheat acres. It has been great as a soil-builder in addition to providing cheap nitrogen.

Gary Vermeer, founder and chairman emeritus of Vermeer Corporation in Pella, Iowa, died February 2 at the Comfort House of Pella. He was 90 years old.

Thinking ahead will almost always save time and money, especially when making a long-term commitment to grow a hay crop.

Plant description
Yellow-flowered alfalfa is a perennial legume growing up to 30 inches high with multiple erect stems.

The question of whether to implement a managed grazing program is one often faced by forage-livestock producers who wish to improve efficiency and productivity.

The majority of the hay harvested as dry hay or haylage in many areas of the U.S. is some variety of grass.

Men and women who harvest forage crops need to follow the weather predictions closely, especially when there is a shift to the “chance of showers” weather pattern.