With BMR corn becoming less available, short-stature corn is emerging as a silage option that can still improve fiber ...

Researchers at Iowa State University are studying three grazing-friendly alfalfa varieties that can be interseeded with grass ...

As seed companies phase out brown midrib corn silage hybrids, producers are reevaluating how to maintain forage quality and ...

Forage quality should be a primary component of setting goals for hay harvesting. "Plant stage and maturity at the time of cutting directly impact the quality of the final hay, whether grass, alfalfa ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A Purdue University Extension specialist is warning livestock owners that forage they harvested earlier this year likely has lower-than-usual nutritional quality. Without proper ...

As summer comes to an end, cow-calf producers should prepare for a decline in forage quality. The nutritional value of tallgrass prairie forage is rapidly decreasing as the seasons change, and protein ...

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 ...

PLAINVIEW — West Texas forage producers need to decide if they are going to offer a service with the forage they grow, or simply market it as a commodity on a least-cost basis. Whichever, a new ...

MITCHELL, S.D. — Heavy moisture and cool temperatures have made this season’s forage yield and quality vary across parts of South Dakota, according to Sara Bauder, forage field specialist for SDSU ...

"To obtain good forage quality estimates, evaluate cattle dropping consistency only after the animals have undergone a rest period. These evaluations allow a producer to determine if range forage has ...

Trevor D. Israel, Gary E. Bates, Thomas C. Mueller, John C. Waller and G. Neil Rhodes, Jr. Most tall fescue in the United States is infected with a fungal endophyte which imparts certain advantages to ...

Elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum) has emerged as a vital forage resource, particularly in tropical and subtropical regions, due to its high biomass yield and adaptability to diverse agronomic ...