The dry conditions of summer 2020 has produced an abundance of high nitrate forages. These hays, crop residues (stover) and even weeds with high nitrates leave many producers utilizing Extension and ...

Analysis: Here’s why you should consider wide-swath cutting and why it is better for your cows’ milk production.

Hot dry summer weather brings about heat stress on summer annuals. Stressed plants, such as forage sorghums, sudan hybrids or millets, can occasionally accumulate dangerous concentrations of nitrates.

“Forage is stockpiled by deferment of grazing during late summer-early fall for use by cattle after frost occurs. Stockpiled grass does not have active dry matter (DM) production and its quality does ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Forage growers looking to stuff their barns with high-quality hay might start by stuffing their shirt pockets with a new Purdue University Extension publication. The "Purdue ...

“So in a lot of cases, a fecal sample can be easier and more accurate.” The GAN Lab determines forage quality using Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy (NIRS), a process which involves exposing a ...

The Oklahoma State University Extension Soil, Water and Forage Analytical Laboratory on the OSU campus tests more than 58,000 samples each year to protect Oklahoma’s natural resources and support ...