Forage quality should be a primary component of setting goals for hay harvesting. "Plant stage and maturity at the time of cutting directly impact the quality of the final hay, whether grass, alfalfa ...

Planning for spring annual forages can also mean looking for ways to secure possible discounts, Jerry Volesky writes.

Crop coefficient analysis showed forage sorghum peak water use aligned closely with existing research, confirming that ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A Purdue University Extension specialist is warning livestock owners that forage they harvested earlier this year likely has lower-than-usual nutritional quality. Without proper ...

What’s Your Crop’s Life Expectancy? - The intensity of cutting management (the number of cuttings made per year) should be based on the desired quality and life expectancy of the crop. If the goal is ...

As summer comes to an end, cow-calf producers should prepare for a decline in forage quality. The nutritional value of tallgrass prairie forage is rapidly decreasing as the seasons change, and protein ...

Forage crops and pastures provide feed for grazing livestock. Quality forage is necessary to provide nutrients in rations to keep livestock healthy and productive. Purdue Extension created an ...

Livestock production depends largely on the feeding program; and what you should feed your animals will depend on an analysis of the forage quality. So, what is forage quality? It is the potential of ...

MITCHELL, S.D. — Heavy moisture and cool temperatures have made this season’s forage yield and quality vary across parts of South Dakota, according to Sara Bauder, forage field specialist for SDSU ...

Elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum) has emerged as a vital forage resource, particularly in tropical and subtropical regions, due to its high biomass yield and adaptability to diverse agronomic ...

Trevor D. Israel, Gary E. Bates, Thomas C. Mueller, John C. Waller and G. Neil Rhodes, Jr. Most tall fescue in the United States is infected with a fungal endophyte which imparts certain advantages to ...

The winter forage quality of bluebunch wheatgrass (Agropyron spicatum [Pursh] Scribn. & Smith) is generally inadequate for maintenance of wintering Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni Bailey).