Each spring, there’s usually a very long list of things producers need to complete on a timely basis. A couple years ago, I asked several very successful farmers what made the difference between doing ...

Controlling traffic in farm fields requires striking the balance between equipment weight and tire pressure to minimize soil compaction and the resulting yield losses. In the hay meadow, though, ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Poor spring weather could throw another curve at farmers already behind in the count on crop planting. Alongside the fields ready for corn and soybean seed could be hay crops ...

Farming is full of processes. A process for planting. Another for harvest. A custom harvester does what works for him and is best for his customers. Beau Froese of Froese Brothers Harvesting, Inman, ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - With a few calculations and tips from recent research, a systematic approach to the harvesting process could make forage production more efficient. Purdue University ...

As we enter the spring harvest season for small grain forages and hay crops, many of these first cuttings will be ensiled as haylage or baleage. Producing the highest quality storage forage begins ...

From cool-season annuals to deep-rooted perennials, an SDSU Extension forage specialist explains how a systems-based approach to forage can maintain feed supplies during a drought.