Extreme dry and wet weather conditions have become the norm, Rankin said. “We have to prepare for either scenario,” he stated ...

U.S. hay production was up in 2024. The USDA says total production of 122.462 million tons was 3% larger than 2023, with a ...

Alfalfa does best on soils with fine to medium textures that ... Flower is commonly purple but may vary among shades of white, yellow and purple. Deep taproot. Hay, silage and pasture. High in protein ...

acre of alfalfa hay can be harvested every 5 weeks (Table 1). Harvesting at two inches resulted in better yield (1224 lbs./acre) if compared (table 2) to harvesting at four inches (1136 lbs./ ...

The stress of forage season is officially underway for farmers across the country. With alfalfa being one of the most important forage crops on the farm and feed prices on the rise, it’s ...