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 ...

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

Forage crops and pastures provide feed for grazing livestock. Quality forage is necessary to provide nutrients in rations to keep livestock healthy and productive. Purdue Extension created an ...

Grasshoppers and Mormon crickets are back this summer, causing considerable damage to rangelands and forage in western states. The insects cause $318 million in crop losses to alfalfa annually, ...

In the semi-arid Texas High Plains, growers and producers are concerned about the sustainability of beef and dairy industries, which rely heavily on irrigated corn for feed-grain and silage. A main ...

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 ...

The forage outlook for 2025 appears to be dim for ranchers in North Dakota, especially those in the western part of the state. The drought that began last fall and is impacting nearly 60% of the state ...

Producers who rely on near-infrared spectroscopy to analyse forages such as mixed herbal leys, bi-crops and wholecrop legumes could be overfeeding or underfeeding key nutrients in their rations.