Pasture-Forage
Leading ag meteorologists share the weather drivers they are watching.
Infection may not directly impact herd health, but it can have implications for nutritional management.
Native to east Asia, the ALHT was first detected in New Jersey in 2017. Since then, it has spread to more than 20 states with recent confirmations in Illinois, Michigan and Iowa.
Two new tech-packed forage harvesters are coming to the North American market, and a group of specialty crop-focused tech companies announce new capabilities and development partners.
Potassium may often be an underappreciated mineral in the world of ruminant nutrition, but it plays key roles in the body.
Freshly baled hay with more than 20% moisture will heat up and actually reduce the energy level of the hay.
Weeds can reduce the quantity and the stand life of desirable forage plants in pastures and hayfields.
New Holland announces its autonomous bailing solution, a new mobile app, as well as a brand refresh with the transition of its haytool styling to a striking yellow.
Producers Worry About Lack Of Feed and Bedding Come Fall AgDay National Reporter Betsy Jibben talks with John Metzger, a dairy farmer from Kimmell, Indiana and Marcelo Oberto, an independent dairy consultant.
The Feed Emergency Enhancement During Disasters Act (FEEDD Act) would allow producers who are utilizing prevent plant to at least graze, hay or chop a cover crop to feed livestock.
Grazing or feeding green sorghums, sudangrasses and sorghum-sudangrass crosses to cattle can be a bit worrisome because of the threat of prussic acid poisoning, but there are ways to mitigate that risk.
Many beef farms across the Midwest have experienced difficulty harvesting high quality forage. Finding opportunities to double crop forages could help producing high quality forage.
Hay produced on irrigated grass and subirrigated meadows can be a potential supplementation source throughout Nebraska.
From what’s being observed in some south Georgia pastures this fall, oats are struggling, with growers seeing issues from cold damage, nutrient and moisture stress, and possible barley yellow dwarf virus.
Extreme heat, dry conditions can lead to possible losses.
A perfect storm of winterkill and late first-crop harvest means many producers will be dealing with poor forages this feeding season.
The latest Crop Production report from USDA-NASS shos May 1 hay stocks at 14.9 million tons, down 2.9% year over year. However, May 1 hay stocks in 2018 were also small.
Horn flies, face flies, and stable flies are not just irritants to livestock, but are also economically important to producers due to negative impacts on milk production and calf weaning weights. In addition, they can affect grazing distribution and transmit eye diseases such as pinkeye and infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR).
Poisonous plants are responsible for considerable losses in livestock although many cases go unrecognized and undiagnosed due to a lack of knowledge of which plants could be responsible.
With the hot, humid and rainy return of summer, livestock producers can expect forage leaf and root diseases outbreaks in pastures.
