Prognostication means “to predict according to present trends or signs.” What forage trends can you foresee impacting your operation in the future and how will you prepare to take advantage?

A wise man studies history to understand the present and to plot a course into the future that doesn’t duplicate previous mistakes.

Neils Haslam is an innovator who works with Delmhorst and Idaho Instrument in Twin Falls, Idaho.

Forage, whether it is hay or haylage, grass or legume, continues to be in high demand for animal agriculture around the world. And U.S. forage growers must certainly consider themselves part of a global industry.

While those feeding animals have likely long recognized that leafy material produced more milk and fatter animals than stemmy material, the concepts of forage testing extend back only about 150 years.

Progressive Forage Grower Editor Author Mike Myatt (Forbes, Dec. 19, 2012) discussed the difference between leadership training (bad) and leadership development (good).

There are many facets to your hay and forage operation that require your attention, not the least of which is financial management. Keep in mind these two things to set your business for success: You must have a plan, and you don’t have to do it alone.

The Dairy One Forage Lab collaborated with Allenwaite Farm in Schaghticoke, New York, from March to June 2015 to run a 12-week study feeding shredlage.

We are overwhelmed with convenience, yet we want more. It seems that in our big-data world, people are constantly looking for more information in less time and with fewer steps.