The USDA has created an industry alert titled "Questions and Answers for Producers, Sellers, and Buyers of Baled Hay Moving from Areas under Quarantine for Imported Fire Ant."  This publication contains useful information to answer questions from farmers, ranchers, hay growers and suppliers as they work to respond to adverse weather conditions and find important feed sources for livestock. 

The Saskatchewan Forage Council (SFC) presented the 2012 Forage Industry Innovation Award to Chris Nykoluk at the SFC Annual Meeting held June 28 near Lestock, Saskatchewan. This award recognizes exemplary innovation, leadership, service and stewardship in Saskatchewan's forage industry.

Nykoluk has been employed with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) since 1991 and recently retired from her position as range management specialist.

Karl Kupers saw improved water-use efficiency on his 4,400-acre eastern Washington grain farm when he replaced a wheat/fallow system with expanded crop rotations and no-till seeding.

In western Colorado, crop farmer Randy Hines developed a tillage tool that leaves vegetative residue on the soil while creating irrigation furrows in every other 30-inch row. He saved water by using half the typical number of irrigation furrows and saved money through fewer tractor trips across his fields.

In the last FG poll, we asked readers about hay prices in their area – were they higher than last year, lower than last year or the same as last year?

David Casper, Ph.D., assistant professor at South Dakota State University, was recognized as the 20th recipient of the American Dairy Science Association (ADSA) Forage Award at the association’s annual conference in Phoenix, Arizona.

The annual ADSA award honors a university forage researcher who has made contributions in basic or applied forage research.

Livestock producers will now be able to calculate the overall value of forage inoculants through a new, easy-to-use online tool from DuPont Pioneer.

The Pioneer Inoculant Value Calculator is a calculator/product selection tool that helps producers gain a “hands-on” look at how inoculants can make a difference in their operations.