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The last time you bought a bag of lawn seed, did you examine the small print that lists the forage species and cultivars? Or when you purchased perennial seed to renovate a pasture, did you carefully note the species listed for each commercial seed mix?
If an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, then spending a little time on forage harvester maintenance this winter will pay off handsomely come next season. A well-tuned self-propelled harvester will result in fewer repairs, less downtime, better forage quality and fuel savings.
It will come as no surprise to anyone who knows me well, but I was running late. I had to make the 230-mile drive to the Salt Lake airport to catch a flight to Dallas on my way to Tulsa.
The subject of forage quality and its relationship to cow health and milk yield is a fascinating, yet highly complex subject. In the Midwest, Northeast, and West, dairy forages are primarily alfalfa and corn silage; Other crops, such as pea and oat mixtures, also play a role. Grass forages, including the various sorghums, play a larger role in more southern areas where it is difficult to grow alfalfa. What are the factors involved in producing high quality forage? One factor that should not be overlooked is fertilizer and soil fertility.
Below is a letter released on Dec. 14, 2017, from MacDon Industries:
Today we are announcing that we have entered into an agreement to sell the MacDon Group of Companies to Linamar Corp., a Canadian company headquartered in Guelph, Ontario.
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