Testing Forages for Quality
Testing Forages for Quality Can Save Dollars and Makes Cents When Designing Feeding Programs for the Herd, writes Dr. Rick Rasby, Professor of Animal Science Animal Science, University of Nebraska - Lincoln and published by Ohio State University Extension...

Improved Variants of Forage Lead to Energy Efficiency
The efficient use of energy and nitrogen is of increasing importance to the average producer as they strive to get higher returns from forage. To help them achieve this new benchmark of efficiency improved variants of forage are being produced, writes...

Forage Focus: Using Low Quality Hay
Producing high quality hay depends upon cutting the forage plant at a vegetative stage and then getting enough dry sunny days to allow the plants to dry, ideally, to 15 to 18 percent moisture content before baling, writes Extension Educator Rory Lewandowski,...

Increasing the Digestibility of Forages
By Francis L. Fluharty, Ph.D., Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University. Feed costs are rising, and corn price projections are currently maintaining between $4.95 and $5.35 per bushel on corn futures through December 2010.

In Search for Better Forage Grasses for the Southern Plains
By Luis Pons, formerly with ARS published in the January 2008 issue of Agricultural Research magazine. In what’s already been a fruitful pursuit, ARS scientists are looking near and far in studies aimed...

Potential Problems for Livestock Producers to Consider in 2007
By Dr. Mike Murphy, Toxicologist College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota. Please consult with your veterinarian, extension educator, nutritionist and other agriculture professionals to consider whether any of the following information...

Corn Silage Harvest: The Rest of the Story
By Dean Ross, Extension Dairy Educator, Southeast Michigan. High quality corn silage does not just “happen”, it is planned.

Chopping Soybeans for Silage
By Bill Weiss, Dept of Animal Sciences, OARDC/OSU. Because of dry conditions, soybeans may not mature adequately to justify harvesting the crop as beans. An alternative is to chop the entire plant and make silage out of it.

Late Summer Seeding of Forage Crops
By Mark Sulc, Forage Specialist, OSU Extension. First published in the Beef Team Newsletter, Issue #547. Late summer can be an excellent time to establish forage crops, provided there is sufficient moisture for germination and good seedling growth.

Do You Have Enough Forage?
By Larry D. White, Extension Range Specialist, Texas Cooperative Extension. The next time you drive or ride through your pasture checking livestock, water troughs, or fences, take the time to check your forage supply, too.

Forage Options
By Russ Mathison, Forage Agronomist, University of Minnesota Beef Team, North Central Research and Outreach Center. Many forage producers are thinking about what to plant this spring.

Managing drought-stressed pastures - Four steps to success
After drought parched much of cattle country last summer, fall and winter moisture has helped some areas. But drought effects can last well into succeeding years, even wet ones.

Applying Manure on Perennial Forage: A Summary
By Atta Atia, PhD. - Manure Management Specialist, Technical Services Division, Ropin The Web, Alberta Government. Alberta has about 25 million acres of forage land (native and tame hay and pasture).

Some Tips for Spring Forage Management
By Doo-Hong Min and Rich Leep, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, Dairy Review, Michigan State University Extension. Spring can be one of the busiest and most important seasons in terms of determining sustainable and profitable livestock production for...