Fertilizer, water and other input costs are skyrocketing. To combat these costs, you need a forage field with maximum forage quality. Enter: forage sorghum. Forage sorghum will save you A LOT of money, and University studies prove sorghum offers forage quality comparable to corn.

As feed prices continue to rise, dairy farmers face increased difficulties in providing their herds with nutritious, cost-effective food. A possible remedy for this situation is shredlage, a new way for harvesting and processing corn.

Healthy roots, stems and leaves lead to higher alfalfa yield potential. Aboveground, stems and leaves produce and transport plant energy to make valuable forage.

The winter months are a good time to consider feedstuff production and management plans for the upcoming year. Cattle feeders with integrated crop-livestock systems have the flexibility to produce the feeds that best fit their operation.

Under the drought conditions of the 2021 growing season, I heard many concerns from livestock producers about forage supply shortages, low quality of the forages available and, of course, nitrate accumulation in those forages.

Fertilizer prices have gone up tremendously recently. Anhydrous nitrogen is $1,250 to $1,400 per ton as of Dec. 1, 2021, and many dealers are not taking orders for spring, expecting the price to increase even further.

Corn has long been a staple in the ration of cattle, so the relationship between corn growers and cattle producers is crucial in creating a well-balanced diet.