Nutrition

Livestock producers are urged to routinely monitor ponds and other watering sources during the hot summer months to guard against the formation of blue-green algae.

First cutting is the most important and critical of the alfalfa growing season. A late start of this growing season will determine multiple things during this year’s production.

With the limited opportunities and short windows many have had to make hay so far this year, some hay may have been made at higher moisture levels than we would like

Planting summer annual forage crops could be an option where moisture is adequate for emergence or rain still may come.

Although pea aphid populations can vary quite a bit from field to field it is important to monitor their populations to ensure that loss due to their feeding doesn’t occur.

airy Forage Seminars, held in conjunction with the World Forage Analysis Superbowl, will once again provide further educational opportunities to World Dairy Expo attendees.

The alfalfa snout beetle has been wreaking havoc on alfalfa crops since alfalfa was first introduced as forage for the dairy industry in the 1920s.

Summer climate changes mean preweaned calves need more water in their diets to prevent dehydration. But calf and heifer specialist Sam Leadley says calves also need water year-around for optimal digestive development.

Six steps to help achieve your silage harvest goals.

One of the steps that can often be overlooked is the feed scale and the error that can occur during mixing.