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Hay market report for the week ending July 5, according to the Kansas Department of Agriculture-USDA Market News Service.
Compared to the last report, overall alfalfa hay and grass hay were mostly steady while movement remains slow to moderate, according to the Kansas Department of Agriculture-USDA Market News ...
Lush lawn is the hallmark of a carefully tended yard, and you don't need chemicals to get there. Used right, these natural ...
As we move into the growing season, dandelions can cause many potential headaches not just in your lawn but also in your alfalfa field. It is important to remember that dandelions establish in the ...
The research showed that irrigated agriculture accounted for 79 percent of water consumed in the Colorado River Basin, with 55 percent going toward feed crops including alfalfa, grass hay, haylage ...
Harvesting hay has gone from a labor-intensive practice of using sickles and wooden forks to balers that compress hay into ...
Hay growers in our area often plant new fields to alfalfa without even thinking about other alternatives. For lots of folks, pure alfalfa is the best choice, but for many of you it might be better ...
GREENWALD, Minn. — Alfalfa is still queen, but grasses and alfalfa/grass mixes may be the answer for dairy producers whose soil doesn’t meet alfalfa requirements. 6 months just $2!
Q. I"m planning to harvest an alfalfa-grass mix for silage. What is the best dry matter content to ensile at? A. The optimum dry matter (DM) content for alfalfa, alfalfa-grass mixtures and grass ...
Of those, alfalfa uses the most water. Alfalfa, grass hay and corn silage — all used to feed dairy cows and beef cattle — combine for 32 percent of Western water usage, according to Vox.