Female farmer inspecting corn tassel in cultivated field. (iStock │ #1453064225 - BitsAndSplits)
Kansas State University agriculture economist Elizabeth Yeager says double-cropped soybeans increase profits, and cropping systems agronomist Kraig Roozeboom says they positively influence soil characteristics, though not to the same degree as some cover crops. (Kansas State University Research and Extension)
Windrow damage is part of this week’s Pasture and Forage newsletter from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. (Photo by Shutterstock and courtesy of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.)
Bales should be removed from the field to avoid damage to existing forage and the hay itself. (U of A System Division of Agriculture courtesy photo by Dirk Philipp)

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Left to right: Jackie Estrem, Extension sustainable agriculture educator; Dana Adams, Extension livestock educator; and Lily Dahler, Extension agriculture and natural resources intern, take measurements and a scissors cut in Benton County. (University of Minnesota Extension)

Optimizing the alfalfa harvest for dairy success

  • By Catherine Dehdashti │ University of Minnesota Extension