Rained-on hay is a challenge most alfalfa producers will face at some point so limiting its damage is key, Jerry Volesky ...

Perennial forages will recover, but it is beneficial to give them ample time to rest and rejuvenate by removing grazing ...

This amount of rain would have been welcomed spread over six months,” she said. “But we’ve gotten it in two months." ...

"My memory has us making a bundle of money off the bounty system. In reality? I doubt we ever turned in more than half a ...

When it comes to pest insects, producers are dealing with an “unprecedented” number of cabbage seedpod weevils this year.

Eighteen percent of soybeans are setting pods across the state, which is several days ahead of the five-year average. Other ...

Rain on and off throughout the week Sunday limited farmers to 3.8 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the Iowa Crop ...

Image by Ted Erski from Pixabay July 16, 2025 - By Christine Souza - Grasshoppers and Mormon crickets, which in past years ...

Climate and weather can also vary across the farm. A sunny day can shift to rain and thunderstorms a few miles up or down the road. “The weather in Missouri can change multiple times a day even,” Ryan ...

Once a hay field is in production it can last several years to even decades with proper fertilization. New seeding hay starts out with very heavy alfalfa and gets grassier with time.

He has also helped develop agrivoltaics projects all around the world, working with communities in Kenya, Mexico, Morocco and elsewhere. High Country News’ twice weekly email newsletter includes our ...

There are just over 100 operating cideries in Washington, and many are estate cideries, meaning they’re built on or alongside the same orchards that supply the juice. Better yet, some come equipped ...