Imagine waking up tomorrow morning to find that you have 43 percent more forage, and you didn’t have to do a thing to get it.

I practice recycling – this includes cans and bottles, but also the information I’ve had to develop for farmer meetings.

Recently I presented a talk with the above title to some Virginia dairy farmers. Following are the high points:

Weeds compete with crops for nutrients, space, sunlight and water. Compared to other crops, corn is particularly sensitive to early season weed competition.

Diesel fuel is the largest direct energy purchase for many farmers. Tractor operation accounts for much of this.

The North American Hay Tool Collectors Association (NAHTCA), formerly known as the National Hay Tool Collectors Association, was formed in 2009 as an organization dedicated to the preservation of antique hay equipment, barn pulleys, barn hardware, barn accessories and other barn and farm items.