ALLISON, Iowa -Allison cattle producers Edward and Randal Johnson and Scott Bruns have been using cover crops to protect soil and extend forage supplies for several years. They shared their ...

With first-cut silage having come off up to a month later than usual this year, second and third cuts aren’t projected to be much better. So, with a hot summer forecast, many farmers are looking for ...

KIMBERLY — University of Idaho Extension researchers see promise in hybrid rye and teff as potential forage crop options that could fill important niches for Magic Valley farmers, especially during ...

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image: Dairy farmers in the Northeast can improve water quality and boost the profitability of their operations by changing the timing and method of applying manure to their fields in the fall, along ...

Drought has limited pasture availability and forced many producers into feeding total mixed rations to cows. Including silage in a total mixed ration can reduce ration cost, improve the energy content ...

Stacy Campbell is a Crop Production Extension agent in the Cottonwood District (which includes Barton and Ellis counties) for ...

Trusting in a kind autumn or early spring to shorten the housing period to manage valuable fodder supplies is an option but it needs to be done consciously to gauge exposure to more expensive feed ...

When it comes to the most beneficial cover crops farmers can use to suppress weeds and increase production values, scientists have found that forage radish is at the top of the list, according to new ...

Dairy farmers in the Northeast can improve water quality and boost the profitability of their operations by changing the timing and method of applying manure to their fields in the fall, along with ...