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Preserve grain quality to maximize profit

February 1, 2021

Véronique Hébert-Lussier and Mathieu Phaneuf

Over the past 50 years, a great deal of research has been done to improve our knowledge of grain storage, both the physical properties of grain and storage equipment.

Building business resilience

December 1, 2020

Laura Wise

It’s not uncommon for purchased feed costs to equal 50% of a dairy farm’s budget. Nearly 20 years ago, Jon Bansen of Double J Jerseys near Monmouth, Oregon, was in the same boat.

It may be too early to conduct an export year in review but, given the roller coaster ride of 2020, exporters should be forgiven for wanting to look forward to a new year and a clean slate. So far, this has been a year of challenges and risks, requiring new skills and methods.

67 cents an acre

October 30, 2020

Eric Young

When it comes to efficiency, it’s tough to beat soil testing. What else can you do for less than a dollar an acre that has such a large potential impact on crop yield, quality and farm profitability?

Don’t blow your cover

October 27, 2020

Lynn Jaynes

Which of these methods of hay storage do you identify with?

3 Open Minutes with Dennis Hancock, Ph.D

September 30, 2020

Dennis W. Hancock

The U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center (USDFRC) is a research center of the USDA devoted to the optimization of the use of forages in improving dairy cattle production and sustainability. The center employs 20 research scientists and 40 support staff, and hosts another 40 students, post-docs and visiting scientists.

Cut less – yield more

September 30, 2020

Jorge Granados-Nino and Juan Sanchez-Duarte

Sorghum can be one of the most suitable forages to produce silage in regions with problems of rainfall or irrigation restrictions.

5 strategies for silage success

August 18, 2020

Karen Lee

North American farmers can show impressive year-over-year gains in corn and alfalfa yields, but if silage isn’t managed correctly, it could just mean more and more feed loss each year.

Decision-making in weird economic times

July 15, 2020

Dustin Sawyer

It can be difficult to make the right decisions when it feels like everything is on the line. Times of uncertainty can impose pressures that cause the decision-making process to malfunction.

Silage production in central Texas

July 14, 2020

Robert Fears

The word “sustainability” is used often in today’s society, and it has a different definition for different groups. Successful farmers and ranchers practice sustainability in their operations every day.