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The Southern Plains region is typically subjected to hot, dry summers followed by a moist, warm fall and spring. However, in the last couple of years, high spring rainfall has caused flooding in many areas – which is highly unusual.
No matter what a farmer may be growing – whether it is grasses, or legumes that will become animal feed, or cereal grains, or fruits and vegetables that will be consumed by humans – none of these crops would be possible to grow were it not for healthy soils.
Taking a closer look at soil health may be more valuable now than ever before. Sound soil health practices boost soil biology and increase soil organic matter, which improves water availability and a crop’s ability to perform in all weather conditions.
Within 24 hours of the first hay bale hitting the ground, buyers from California were driving to Denio, in northwestern Nevada, to get a look at the hay and talk purchase contracts.
Did winter arrive before all of your reseeding or pasture renovation was finished? If so, a technique called frost seeding can help.
Frost seeding is the process of broadcasting seed onto existing stands while the ground is still frozen with the purpose of thickening the stand or introducing new plant species.
As you begin to plan and determine goals for the upcoming forage growing season, choosing the right seed, the right forage fertility program and the right cutting schedule for your geography and market is a priority.
In many ways, growing alfalfa is like coaching a football team. Your team might have fantastic potential, but if there is no game plan, and players can’t execute the basics of blocking and tackling, the game can still be lost.
We’ve come a long way from cutting and binding sheaves of hay. Yet very few folks can explain how a bale knotter works. And I won’t try. As a farm equipment mechanic, what I will try to do is tell you how to repair one.
February. Depending on where you are in the Northern Hemisphere, it’s either the dead of winter or the first of spring – or you’re late if you’re not almost done with spring farming.
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