Parts of the Nebraska Panhandle have recently experienced severe hailstorms. This has left many producers evaluating what ...

A little plant with a big comeback story is officially off the endangered species list in North and South Carolina.

Here, two gardening experts share all the information you need. Learning how to take plant cuttings might seem intimidating ...

After the first hay cutting, the timing of second and even third cuttings — as well as how much hay farmers get from those — ...

The cool, wet weather of June in north central Wisconsin has caused crop development to be a bit behind schedule.

If you’re looking for a dairy forage that’s highly versatile, reliable, and digestible, pearl millet might be the crop for you.

Make hay when the sun shines. That’s a saying that means exactly what is says. “When it’s go time, it’s all hands on deck,” ...

The simplest method to control the weevil in alfalfa hay crops is to cut the alfalfa when it’s reached the bud or early bloom stage. Cutting is especially effective if a grower uses an aggressive ...

This study evaluates the effects of different carbon sources—including monosaccharide hexoses (fructose, glucose, and galactose), disaccharides (maltose, sucrose, and lactose), and sugar alcohols ...

However, alfalfa varieties can have plants with a diversity of other flower colors, including blue, yellow, cream and white. Read "The beauty of alfalfa" in Minnesota Crop News for photos showing ...

Fall dormancy Closely tied to winter survival is fall dormancy, which refers to how much an alfalfa plant continues growing after a fall cutting. Undersander points out there has been a trend to lean ...