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Managing for the “triple bottom line” can lead to success on your operation, according to Joshua Dukart, a holistic management-certified educator operating out of Bismarck, North Dakota.
Some folks, I suppose, look at a forage test and see only a list of numbers. That’s kind of like looking at a map of Wyoming and seeing only a patchwork of roads.
This quote can be applied to outside hay storage because a substantial portion of the often-large losses that occur when large round bales are stored outside can be avoided when various practices are implemented.
Low-pH soils can limit plant production in about half of the U.S. Soil pH is a measure of soil acidity or alkalinity. The pH scale ranges from zero to 14, with 7 as neutral. Numbers less than 7 indicate acidity while numbers greater than 7 indicate alkalinity.
I’ve been writing articles for farm publications such as Progressive Forage Grower for more than 40 years and sometimes feel like a parent nagging his kids about doing their household chores. Do this. Do that. And do it now. But reminders are useful – to farmers as well as children – so here are a few forage-oriented chores you should be considering as the crop season winds down.
There can be a lot of value just waiting to be harvested from alfalfa fields during the fall. Unfortunately, fall-harvesting of alfalfa isn’t a “free lunch,” and sometimes the return isn’t worth the costs.
It has been difficult to make good hay across a large geographic area this spring and summer. Repeated rains, high humidity and reduced sunshine have prevented many growers from finding long enough dry spells to get hay dry, or even to dare cut their hay.
A most common question that is received at local extension offices during hay-making season begins with the phrase, “I just baled xx acres of a nice orchardgrass-fescue mix,” followed by the question, “What is my hay worth?”
Hay is one of the most complex and challenging commodities when it comes to pricing. Unlike other feedstuffs such as grains or byproducts, hay may come from various plant sources, each with a different feeding value.
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