A common kitchen appliance has a novel application that can help ranchers ensure the quality of their forage. Checking the ...

Alfalfa growing in the field is 50 percent stem and 50 percent leaf. Most of the feed value is in the leaf and getting those leaves into the bale is critical to maximizing relative feed value, ...

NEVADA, Mo. — Up to 25 percent of the leaves on alfalfa plants can be lost during hay baling, Ryan Lock, a University of Missouri research specialist, told farmers at an alfalfa meeting held Jan. 23 ...

FARGO - Grain or hay harvested at high-moisture content last fall and not adequately stored or dried may have a higher risk of storage mold this spring. "Storage mold fungi may result in poor-quality ...

CORVALLIS, Mont. — A wet winter and spring and sunny late spring days have set up Bitterroot hay producers for a productive season. Moisture content is good. A weather station east of Corvallis ...