Cereal rye grain possesses many uses within crop and livestock production. Growers make rye part of their corn-soybean crop rotation to boost yields, while ranchers needing an alternative feed might ...

WATERTOWN, S.D. — Researchers at South Dakota State University Extension have been conducting experiments to see if hybrid rye is a suitable feed source for cattle. It is used as an alternative source ...

Recently I sat down with a producer about modifying his forage plan for the farm he manages. He wanted to reduce his need for ...

QUINCY — Cattle ranchers in the Panhandle faced numerous obstacles in the days after Hurricane Michael swept through the area last October. Downed trees meant fields couldn't be planted for winter ...

Ryegrass varieties are numerous and can be confusing, but farmers and ranchers who understand the differences between ryegrass types will be able to choose a variety that works best for their forage ...

This is great for corn producers, rough on livestock feeders. “Feed is high. It’s high for everyone,” Warren Rusche said during a seminar Jan. 5 at the Dakota Farm Show in Vermillion. Costs may have ...

Performance of cattle grazing herbal leys and finished on herbal ley silage is “just as good” as those on a comparable ryegrass-clover diet, a farm trial has shown. The results have given the team at ...