Wheat harvest is upon us and that leads us to be thinking about some forage opportunities after harvest is complete. There is plenty of growing season left this year and there are several forage ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A wide range of forage crops could help grain and livestock producers salvage some value from their fields once the drought-ravaged corn crop has been harvested - if soil ...

It’s almost August and fall is just around the corner. Could you use some extra pasture or hay in late September and October? Oats might be the answer. Oats may be one of our most under-used fall ...

Due to several issues, there will be open fields this winter that could be prime candidates for a spring forage crop. Spring-planted oats can provide many possibilities for farmers. Typically in ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Forage producers should carefully scout their flood-damaged pastures and hay fields for signs of crop health to determine if reseeding is necessary, a Purdue Extension forage ...

NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA — Frank Tschakert has been busy evaluating cereal grain fields on the basis of crop insurance for farmers in late June 2021. With a general drought with occasional rains, crop ...

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 ...

A beef cattle farmer in far western Victoria has almost doubled his silage reserves year-on-year after a surprising seasonal turnaround in his small pocket of Victoria. Hillside Black Angus manager ...

Johannes Brandhuber, wearing a wedding ring, stroking a calf (staged scene). While feeding oat silage, a cow slipped the wedding ring off the farmer's finger with her rough tongue and swallowed it ...