Top-quality, consistent forage is a substantial investment that affects the bottom line. Missing quality parameters can have a devastating effect on milk production and profitability.

It’s World Ag Expo time again. I know that my wife is most looking forward to this year’s show because I won’t have to be absent on Valentine’s Day. I’m sure that might be a benefit to other producers, vendors and attendees. Here’s the top 3 reasons I’m looking forward to attending this year’s show.

Alfalfa hay and other forage producers often become complacent when they hear the term “risk management.” Most often this is attributed to the misunderstanding that risk management programs relate only to managing financial risk via future, options, hedging, forward contracting or crop insurance programs.

Alfalfa quality: The key to marketing a better hay product
Hay is one of the most versatile means to package and sell stored forage for animal feed. Hay can be kept for long periods of time with little loss of nutrients when protected from weather. Many crops can be hayed successfully. Alfalfa, in particular, has successfully been used for specific ration supplementation and for specific animal markets.

Follow these tips to prevent fire on your farm:

A horizontal silo is a storage system where forage is piled in relatively low (i.e., 6 to 20 feet), long piles that might or might not be contained by sidewalls.

The harvest season is over.

Management practices for harvesting and storing high-quality forage have been emphasized and discussed for many years, but the importance due to the steady increase in feed costs have never been more important.

Large round balers are one of the most economical hay production systems because of low labor requirements.

Fire Prevention Week had its start 96 years ago.