From cool-season annuals to deep-rooted perennials, an SDSU Extension forage specialist explains how a systems-based approach ...

No-till, cover crops, and cattle—those are the three pillars that have helped Smith Family Farms achieve profitability and environmental sustainability. Where the borders of Iowa, Wisconsin, and ...

Dry spring weather across much of South Dakota has brought up some producer questions and inquiries about covering soils or ...

I am often asked, “Can I graze cover crops?” The answer is yes, you can. Sometimes a label we give something pigeonholes it ...

With limited water availability this summer for irrigators dependent on canal water, summer annual forages may provide an ...

Grasshoppers and Mormon crickets are back this summer, causing considerable damage to rangelands and forage in western states. The insects cause $318 million in crop losses to alfalfa annually, ...

University of Idaho Extension researchers see promise in hybrid rye and teff as potential forage crop options that could fill important niches for Idaho farmers. Hybrid rye — a cross of two rye ...

DR. STEBLER's well-known work, “Die besten Futterpflanzen,” has found a translator into English. A French translation is also before us. so that it is now available to everyone who speaks any one of ...

If you’ve ever moved from one location in the US to another, you may know that different regions have different “hardiness zones” for outdoor plants. So, if you live in the south, and want to bring a ...

KIMBERLY — University of Idaho Extension researchers see promise in hybrid rye and teff as potential forage crop options that could fill important niches for Magic Valley farmers, especially during ...