Nitrogen requirements are based on the expected yield. A good rule of thumb is 8 to 9 pounds of nitrogen will be needed for every fresh weight ton of silage produced. With this in mind, a 22-ton ...

BUSHLAND – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will present the Bushland Forage Sorghum Silage Field Day Sept. 13. The plots are located west of Amarillo. Exit Interstate 40 at Arnot Road and ...

Dual-purpose wheat management (wheat grown for forage and grain) spreads production risks by providing producers a second source of income in addition to the harvested grain. If wheat grazing is ...

With this year’s late planting and abundant moisture, corn silage may come off later than usual. Therefore, cover crops may be established later, limiting options to small grains. Fortunately, there ...

Pleasant Hills grain growers Andrew Terlich and his father, Barry, have cut 30 hectares of their canola crop already and are in “desperate need of rain”. Barry said it was the earliest they had cut ...

Farming is full of processes. A process for planting. Another for harvest. A custom harvester does what works for him and is best for his customers. Beau Froese of Froese Brothers Harvesting, Inman, ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Heat and drought in the Corn Belt have created the perfect conditions for Aspergillus ear rot to develop in corn grain and silage - something Purdue Extension plant pathologists ...