Farmbrite

JULY 18, 2024

Carbohydrates and Energy, and Fiber The amount of energy contained in hay or forage is contained in carbohydrates. The amount of water needed varies by species, animal age, stage of life, available live forage, and environmental temperatures. Be sure not to over-harvest and give enough time for your crop to regrow.

Livestock 94

Livestock Forage Cattle Orchard 94

UnderstandingAg

JULY 31, 2023

For example, if a fall-winter cash crop was turned over and immediately planted to a spring crop, the summer-winter mix is a good follow up to provide an extended period of rest through the winter. For example, a simple seed mix may include Sudan grass, cow pea, buckwheat, cereal rye, vetch, and forage pea.

Seeding 98

Seeding Cash Crop Crop Forage 98

Modern Farmer

AUGUST 25, 2023

Even if a farmer does spray, there’s often a wait time between the application of a chemical pesticide and when it’s safe to harvest a crop. This means farms have to keep the crop alive and use up precious water resources in an already water-restricted environment. Crops devoured by grasshoppers. Does it work? Moderately.”

Pesticide 98

Pesticide Crop Cash Crop Harvest 98

Civil Eats

JANUARY 23, 2024

Big ag continues its outsized presence on the islands in the form of seed companies—GMO seed corn is Hawaii’s top cash crop —so the power they exert “is a big obstacle to systemic change,” she says. Their insight is essential to creating sustainable, culturally sensitive, and region-specific policies, she says.

Agriculture 142

Agriculture Agriculture Ranching Food 142

Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The tall forage stands out in southeastern Minnesota’s corn and soybean fields, which this time of year have been reduced to stubble poking through the snow. Instead, he wants his cattle to harvest their own feed via managed rotational grazing, even in the winter. Any day you can graze is better,” says Bedka.

Crop 140

Crop Farming Farming Acre 140