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Jerry Cherney, researcher with Cornell University and a New York forage specialist, said, “We know forage quality is being improved; the question is how much,” as he addressed members of the National Hay Association in Canandiagua, New York.
Twelve years in the making – at long last Mycogen Seeds released with fanfare Unified corn silage with SilaSoft technology at World Dairy Expo 2017. Why should producers care about softer kernels? Efficiency and components.
For alfalfa producers, mild winters come at a price. Thanks to hot summers and mild winters, alfalfa growers in California’s Central Valley can usually depend on six cuttings of hay each year, but since they do not experience a true winter, weed infestation in their dormant alfalfa stands can be a problem.
Most grazing school programs focus on measuring, monitoring and managing the forage produced above the soil surface. But the Advanced Grazing School program put on by the University of Georgia (UGA) Extension taught the forage growers in attendance to dig deeper.
Why is it a farmer can run a $300,000 harvester but can’t turn on a dishwasher? Why is it parents and kids can work nine months on a 4-H steer project day after day, but after six hours in the hot sun during the quality show at the county fair nobody cares who wins anymore?
Healthy soil is the foundation for all successful agriculture and is made up of an aggregate of four primary components – minerals, organic matter, air and water.
In a recent press release, the Soil Health Institute endorsed 19 measures that will be used to assess soil health. Not surprisingly, the measures include fertility and microbial activity.
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