hay

Cows on green meadow. (iStock │ #519861662 - Toltek)
Crops, Forage Crops, Hay Range Pasture, Land, Midwestern Region, Missouri

Use sacrifice pastures now to spare best pastures for later

Sacrifice pastures may be needed to help in promoting forage production for the rest of the grazing season. Read More

Man at work on the tractor with hay baler. (Photo: Adobe Stock │ #267996708 - Mirko)
Alfalfa, Beef, Cow Calf, Crops, Dairy, Forage Crops

The skinny on what your hay bales really weigh

Hay bales on Tuesday, Mar 05, 2024, in Corpus Christi, Texas. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife Marketing and Communications)
Alfalfa, Beef, Crops

Understanding a hay test: TDN



Nebraska Department of Agriculture

Nebraska ag director takes note of celebration

  • By Sherry Vinton │ Nebraska Department of Agriculture
Courtesy photo.

Deere expands options for adding precision technology 

Photo courtesy of Kamathy Schuppe.

Alfalfa growers wait for markets to adjust

Prospects for a good hay production season hinge on moisture and the amount of fertilizer applied. That decision will vary from producer to producer. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Hay supplies mixed, new crop outlook hinges on rainfall

Round hay bales

Understanding a hay test

Information gathered from testing hay helps producers plan their supplementation strategy for the cattle cycle.(Courtesy photo.)

High quality hay important after calving

Consider frost-seeding legumes now to improve pasture health. Grass grazed below ankle height, as indicated by this shoe, can deplete pastures of nutrients and encourage weed growth. (Photo by Terry Halleran, University of Missouri Extension field agronomist.)

Frost-seeding legumes can pay dividends

Covered hay. (K-State Research and Extension)

Hay feeding strategy