Tag: forages
Tough year for haymaking, as well
It's not just the grain crops that are hurting this year. Forage and hay production is being affected, as well.
Forage establishment success can be accomplished in late summer
The next few weeks provide an opportunity for seeding forages.
Good year to test your forages
With the wet year that we've had, you may want to test your forages.
Consider that pipeline’s impact to your pasture and hay fields
Consider all the effects of pipelines, including to your forage crops.
Have you ever sampled your hay? Is your hay really good...
Many of us feed hay this time of year, but how many of us actually know what we are feeding?
Double cropping research helps northern New York dairy farmers
Research conducted on northern New York farms by Cornell University researchers is helping farmers enhance their production of forage crops for dairy cows.
Harvesting stockpiled fescue and improving forages and soil health
Stockpiled fescue is forage allowed to grow and accumulate for future use, often during a forage deficit. It is common practice to harvest and...
How often should you test forages?
Phone caller: “You tell us to regularly test our forages, but how often should we do that?” Expert: "Um..." Now, there's an answer.
Your forage yield won’t improve if you don’t do anything differently
Are you getting adequate forage production from your pastures and hay fields? Are you getting maximum weight gains from your livestock with the forage...
Cattle producers might need to test, supplement poor-quality forages
Drought of 2012 could affect forage quality through the winter.
