As fall approaches, both alfalfa and grass hay crops need to be properly prepared for the upcoming winter. Hay fields should be thoroughly evaluated in late summer or early fall to determine which ...

My mind was wandering the other day as I was enjoying one of our beautiful North Dakota summer days, and I started thinking about how we are in August. How many more of these nice warm days do we have ...

It’s time for the first cutting of alfalfa, and as you’re out in the fields, it’s a prime opportunity to spot any issues and plan corrective actions. But what should you be looking for? First, check ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture reminds agricultural producers with perennial forage crops of an option to report their acreage once, without having to report that acreage in subsequent years, as ...

Food plots are becoming an annual ritual for the nation’s whitetail hunters and land managers, and the yearly conundrum of “what should I plant?” can be vastly simplified if you devote at least a ...

Stem counts help assess alfalfa stand potential Producers usually experience some winterkill in alfalfa every spring, and 2015 is no exception. North Dakota State University researcher Marisol Berti ...

Alfalfa and grass growers know the advantages of perennial status, but imagine wheat, rice, corn and sorghum that might one day survive year to year. Photo: Washington State University Scientists at ...

UW Extension forage agroecologist Anowar Islam describes research at the James C. Hageman Sustainable Agriculture Research and Extension Center near Lingle. Islam is working with a group of UW ...

Planting perennials will save you time and money. Most important, these plots will keep deer coming back to your property year after year Food plots are becoming an annual ritual for the nation’s ...