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The American Forage and Grassland Council (AFGC) is excited to celebrate the eighth annual National Forage Week on June 19-25, 2022, as an effort to raise awareness on the importance of forages and grassland agriculture’s role in society.
Harvest delays and quality and yield concerns related to rain and pest damage continue to create uncertainty surrounding 2022 hay markets. Here’s Progressive Forage’s monthly update as the calendar turns to summer.
Earlier this week, I returned from a weeklong excursion to Puerto Rico. My husband and I framed it as a celebration of our 10-year anniversary, which occurred two years ago in the grips of COVID-19. It was a fantastic trip, but the next time we are on the island, we are taking a day to visit the farms.
When I visit with forage producers about hay moisture in square bales, the top concern is spontaneous combustion and fire risk, followed by mold and mycotoxins and heat damage.
Innovative planting and cropping strategies are helping Pennsylvania dairy producer Ben Peckman weather the storm of high fertilizer and other input costs.
Social media can be more than catching up with old friends and checking up on distant family. For Lisa Baxter at the University of Georgia – Tifton campus, social media is a creative outlet to spread extension news in unconventional ways.
Hay season will soon be upon us; how will your forage perform?
This question is on the mind of growers who raise, feed and sell this precious commodity.
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