While a visual appraisal to gauge hay quality can be informative, extension experts stress that there’s only one way to truly know the quality of hay — getting an accurate test. “Hay that looks ...

At one point in history, precision agriculture looked like a crank on a baler that determined if the hay packed tightly or ...

Grass growth is gradually improving with milder and damper conditions in store, but many farmers are getting tight on grass ...

A line of corn hybrids popular with U.S. dairy producers is being discontinued. In a statement to Brownfield, a Corteva ...

Getting nutrients out on first-cut silage ground will become a priority on many farms over the coming days and weeks.

Getting the quality of silage correct for the class of stock on-farm can go a long way to optimise both performance and profitability of livestock. Whether it needs to be a high-quality cut for ...

State hay market summaries for the week ending March 22, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Market News Service.

New to the market with Midleton-based auctioneer David Keane is a high-quality 36-acre land parcel that represents the best ...

turning raw materials into functional and durable silage machines. The lathe machines play a pivotal role in ensuring each piece meets the necessary specifications, creating high-quality equipment ...

Failure to address poorer quality grass silage in transition cow diets could have impacted ... “If farmers were feeding them high levels of bulky, low NDFd forages with a long particle size, there was ...

Key strategies include: Higher-quality forage: Feeding high-quality forage, such as alfalfa and silage, improves digestion efficiency and reduces methane emissions. Poor-quality forage takes ...