We were joking with our son the other night that he has been replaced as my wife’s favorite child by the dog. However, it appears Zues is trying to work his way down the list. He began by digging up ...

Mature hay is hay. It may be brome hay, prairie hay or any other type of hay. But in the end, it’s just hay until it’s been tested. Forage tests tell the tale of whether hay is of good quality and ...

If you haven't been testing the forage you feed to livestock, this might be the year to start. Many livestock producers across the Upper Midwest will be feeding an unusual blend of high- and ...

High moisture years can produce impressive pasture growth across the Northern Plains, but more grass doesn’t always mean ...

SAUK CENTRE, Minn. -- To a hay jockey, Stearns DHIA Central Laboratories is important for one thing -- it's the place where they analyze forage samples for the Mid-America Hay Auction. The lab complex ...

, I discussed how to physically evaluate hays. Physical evaluation is used first to help us find hays that are free of foreign materials, will be readily consumed by horses and are high in nutrient ...

The Lakota Bull Test is an all forage bull test held at Lakota Ranch in Culpeper County, managed by Jeremy Engh. One hundred and 30 bulls in three age groups are being tested at the farm, to be joined ...

Pest & Crop Newsletter provides timely information about pests and crops throughout Indiana. Our objective is to keep you informed about pest problems and crop development issues and to keep you ...

This upcoming growing season, hemp producers will have additional testing options through the Soil, Water and Forage testing lab in College Station. One of the main hurdles with growing hemp in the ...