Forage peas are filling a short gap between carrots and milling wheat in the rotation on one Norfolk farm, tapping into a growing market for livestock feed in an area known more for its arable and ...

Abstract Peas are widely grown for hay, pasturage or silage production either or mixed with cereals. As a forage crop, pea hay and seed is rich in crude protein content, and most mineral elements. Due ...

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A triticale (left) and forage pea were dug out of a field planted in early September. Rains in August delayed many cover crop plantings across the Magic Valley but even with the late start, the forage ...

The start of the growing season will be here soon and it is time to finish up grazing and forage plans for the upcoming year. In 2017, many areas in the state experienced dry conditions during the ...

After a wet March, April seems to have brought some sunshine. Unfortunately, some crops have not fared well. The emerging spring barley is struggling in the wet ground. The weather also meant we ...

Pat Purdy, left, of Picabo Livestock Co., and Ellen Yeatman, agricultural economist and water resource manager with American Farmland Trust, talk after his presentation on the economics of soil health ...

Is your veggie garden done for the season? There are a couple things you can do; let the garden go fallow, unplanted, cover it up with clear plastic for 6–8 weeks of solarization or plant ...

KIMBERLY | There’s no question that cover crops will grow and do well in the Magic Valley, says a University of Idaho extension educator. Years of trials by the University of Idaho and small on-farm ...