As one of several speakers at the recent Midwest Soil Improvement Symposium, Indiana farmer Jack Maloney recounted that he started applying synthetic gypsum on his corn and soybean fields 11 years ago at the urging of his agronomist. 

Communication was the key takeaway for nearly 300 dairy producers, corn silage growers, custom harvesters and dairy nutritionists seeking ideas to improve silage quality at the 2012 Chopper School.

The 2012 Ozark Empire Fair (OEF) Hay Show saw record quality hay in the legume and grass/legume classes.

The first Advanced Kentucky Grazing School was held on July 10 at the C. Oran Little Research Center in Versailles, Kentucky. 

Dairy producers, nutritionists and consultants gathered in Greencastle, Pennsylvania, last month to learn how to maximize cow performance.

Mississippi forage and livestock producers battled the unusual 104° F weather to attend the 2012 North Mississippi Grazing School in Verona, Mississippi, on June 29.  

A successful field day was once again held at the Cornell University Research farm located in Valatie, New York, on June 19.  

The 66th Southern Pasture and Forage Crop Improvement Conference (SPFCIC) was held June 6-9 in the beautiful and vibrant commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 

Twenty-three teams consisting of 4-H and FFA members representing Arkansas, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia and Missouri competed at the 13th Annual Mid-America Grassland Evaluation Contest.