Modern technology can help producers “double dip” by establishing cover crops earlier in the season and achieve both fall and ...

Farmers and hunters can work together to balance crop production and wildlife populations through food plots, habitat improvements and land management.

For the most part late summer seeding can be an excellent time to establish alfalfa which will lead to productive stands the next growing season. The decision of whether to proceed with a late summer ...

Foxtail is a weedy grass that often grows in disturbed soils and drought-stressed or overgrazed hay fields and pastures. You can often spot mature foxtail by its distinct bottle-brush seed head. While ...

In Indiana, pastures are generally (but not always) relegated to land that is too steep and rocky for row crops. The soils tend to be shallow, low in fertility, and droughty. The dominant plant ...

Weed control, storage techniques and equipment each affect the quality of hay being produced. Ward Laboratories recently hosted a webinar discussing producing high quality hay. Panelists were Sarah ...

If you see a helicopter flying at low altitude over Pioneer Valley farms this week, it's probably not National Guard troops looking for outdoor marijuana gardens. The privately-owned helicopters are ...

Weather trends toward drought have Texas cattle producers considering their options as cool-season forage planting gets ...