Hay bale in a field (Photo courtesy MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources.)

10 reasons you should quit making hay

  • By Linda Geist │ University of Missouri Extension
Simple math and MU Extension ag business forage budgets can help you calculate production costs of making your own hay. Photo courtesy of Rachel Hopkins.

Use simple math to find your hay cost

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.)

Managing windrow disease in alfalfa 

Ergot bodies on seed heads look like mouse droppings. MU Extension file photo.

Making hay to reduce ergot infestation

  • By Linda Geist │ University of Missouri Extension
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)

Forage webinar series continues July 8

MU Extension agronomist Tim Schnakenberg and dairy specialist Reagan Bluel urge forage growers to participate in the Ozark Empire Fair Hay Contest in Springfield. Photo courtesy of Tim Schnakenberg.

Ozark hay contest deadline is July 14

Courtesy photo

Hay producers can see latest equipment June 23

Figure 2. Symptoms of alfalfa plants affected by Sclerotinia crown and stem rot. A: Diseased alfalfa stems have a bleached, dry appearance. Infected plants become wilted and eventually collapse in the field due to stem and crown rot, which softens and weakens the stem. B: White arrows represent the wilted plants spotted in the field. Photo courtesy of Maira Duffeck, Oklahoma State University.

Checking on your alfalfa crop pays