Are you considering planting new alfalfa fields with a Roundup Ready variety but concerned about the higher seed cost? There are ways to hold costs down, but first make sure that the Roundup Ready trait is right for your operation.

Tornado warnings, winter storm warnings and severe thunderstorm warnings – these weather events are familiar to all of us. But have you ever heard of a ‘drought’ warning? Drought is sneaky. You know it’s going to happen; you just don’t know when. All is going well; you have a little dry period; and before you know it and without warning, you’re in a drought.

Damaged, rained-on hay. Nearly everyone has to feed it sometime. How should your feeding practices be adjusted, though, to account for any damage caused by the rain?

Hay feeding season will be here soon. Before it arrives, livestock producers can take actions that will enable them to use their hay resources efficiently as well as prepare for even the worst storms.

Rained-on hay – nearly everyone has to feed it sometime. How should feeding practices be adjusted, though, to account for any damage caused by the rain?

Some good pasture still may be available this fall – from your alfalfa fields! Alfalfa can provide considerable, high-quality grazing this fall. Grazing avoids the problem of slow curing hay that often occurs during the fall, and it eliminates the cost of baling.