Harvesting hay has gone from a labor-intensive practice of using sickles and wooden forks to balers that compress hay into ...

The U.S. continues to dominate the forage seeds market due to large-scale cattle and dairy industries, high awareness of feed ...

Deer have an excellent sense of smell, which they use to locate food.

Choosing certain plants—like sunflowers, marigolds, and clover—can naturally boost soil health by enhancing structure, improving drainage, and deterring pests. Nitrogen-fixing plants such as ...

Choosing certain plants—like sunflowers, marigolds, and clover—can naturally boost soil health by enhancing structure, improving drainage, and deterring pests. Nitrogen-fixing plants such as peas, ...

Red clover is a cool-weather crop. While alfalfa tends to yield better in southern regions, the trend shifts as you move north. Wisconsin forage expert Dan Undersander points out that this shift ...

Its hardy character may be transmitted to the strains of wild and cultivated species of alfalfa from four continents now growing in this country, out of which it is hoped that a variety comprising ...

Managing diseases in alfalfa From seedling issues to stand die-off, understanding the timing and symptoms of alfalfa diseases can help protect yield ...

Red clover is a cool-weather crop. While alfalfa tends to yield better in southern regions, the trend shifts as you move north. Wisconsin forage expert Dan Undersander points out that this shift is ...

Alfalfa, clover, weeds and forage crops — things that we had to call some farmers to get advice on. We needed to know how to grow alfalfa throughout the summer.

The Idaho legislature approved a doubling of the Alfalfa and Clover Seed Commission’s assessment cap and a change to the board’s composition. Fewer acres and rising costs drive the need […] ...