Farming for cattle feed accounts for nearly half of the water drawn out of the depleted Colorado River. Researchers are ...

Soil fertility plays a crucial role in forage production and can directly impact farm profitability. Yet, when budgets ...

When it comes to forage and cover crops, winter rye offers rock-star versatility that makes it easy to love. Agronomy experts at the University of Vermont, North Dakota State University and the ...

FARGO - Drought-challenged dairy producers facing forage shortages may be able to feed their cows canola and related crops, provided they take certain precautions. "Recent rains were spotty, and ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A wide range of forage crops could help grain and livestock producers salvage some value from their fields once the drought-ravaged corn crop has been harvested - if soil ...

Several years ago, I wrote a column with the same headline. Weather conditions at that time were ideal, with favorable soil moisture and temperatures. Spring was in the air. Optimism for the coming ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Forage growers looking to stuff their barns with high-quality hay might start by stuffing their shirt pockets with a new Purdue University Extension publication. The "Purdue ...

DR. STEBLER's well-known work, “Die besten Futterpflanzen,” has found a translator into English. A French translation is also before us. so that it is now available to everyone who speaks any one of ...

North Dakota State University’s North Central Research Extension Center located near Minot, has welcomed James Rogers as a North Dakota State University Extension forage crops production specialist.

Boosted by the popularity of forage policies, crop insurance coverage exceeded 500 million acres in 2023, marking the highest level ever. Enrollment in crop insurance has surged 85% since 2016, ...