Now when the weather is warm is when we should begin preparing alfalfa for winter, if we want good winter survival and high yield next spring.

In the ever-evolving world of sustainable agriculture, one crop stands tall for its exceptional benefits to both ruminant animals and your farm’s bottom line: alfalfa. 

In the dairy industry, corn silage is often fed to gestating and lactating cows. In big dairy states such as Wisconsin, New York, Pennsylvania and Minnesota, corn silage production and feeding has been optimized by forage and dairy producers alike.

A recent study by a team at the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service uses innovative technology to shed light on the practicality and profitability of each grazing system.

This grazing season, don’t end up with dead or seizing cows in your pasture. Do all you can to prevent prussic acid poisoning in your herd.

With input costs and cattle value both at high levels, it might be worthwhile to consider some alternatives. Both energy and protein are more valuable than previously, and higher cattle prices indicate the greater value of higher calving percentage and more rapid weight gain.

Water resources have become a legitimate concern for U.S. agriculture.