Alta Seeds will demonstrate the first herbicide-tolerant sorghum hybrids in their 2014 trials in Hereford, Texas. The first grain sorghum hybrids with the DuPont Inzen Z herbicide-tolerance trait will be introduced commercially by Alta Seeds in 2016.

Forage seminars by leading industry experts are scheduled for Oct. 1-4, 2014, at World Dairy Expo. Held annually, the Alliant Energy Center hosts the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin.

According to Gregory Karp of the Chicago Tribune, John Deere will be laying off 600 of its employees in the next few months. The four factories affected are in Moline and East Moline, Illinois; Ankeny, Iowa; and Coffeyville, Kansas. John Deere is based out of Moline.

Most farmers’ wives drive the tractor less often than their husbands. However, there are a few wives who out-drive their spouse.

Proper moisture content may be the most important aspect to making good silage. Silage harvested too wet and immature reduces yield per acre. It can result in nutrient losses and environmental damage from seepage, and it often produces an inefficient, sour clostridial fermentation that reduces intake by livestock as well as experiences extra dry matter losses.

U.S. farmers spent $367.3 billion on agricultural production in 2013, a 2 percent increase from 2012, according to the Farm Production Expenditures report, published by the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

It’s that time of year again: time to start thinking about corn silage harvest. Hopefully, you were able to scout your fields during tasseling time to get an idea of the progression toward maturity. Now you might be asking yourself what adjustments should be made to harvest moisture as you plan your timing.