Red clover is a cool-weather crop. While alfalfa tends to yield better in southern regions, the trend shifts as you move north. Wisconsin forage expert Dan Undersander points out that this shift is noticeable even within his own state.
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Red clover: A forage crop worth a second look
Cool-season adaptability, strong yields and soil benefits may make it an attractive choice
Grow forages, starve weeds
Forages disrupt weed routines and slow herbicide resistance — if you can use them
“Forages actually can be used to combat resistant weeds,” Kim Brown says. “A perennial forage stand will last for several years, but in a spring annual crop rotation, you’re dealing almost exclusively with annual crops most of the time.”
From AIM: Perennial and annual grazing mixes go head-to-head
Glacier FarmMedia – Producers looking to reseed drought-thrashed forage stands might want to check out results from a recent University of Saskatchewan study. The university set out to compare the performance of forage and annual blends under a planned grazing system. Study co-author Jourdyn Sammons presented results during an Ag in Motion rotational grazing lunch […] Read more
From Ag in Motion: Farm does double duty
Glacier FarmMedia – Rob Wunder is always looking for ways to increase value, whether livestock or acres. Wunder, who farms with his family south of Foam Lake, Sask., spoke about the synergies between grain farming and cattle during the Canadian Forage and Grasslands Association lunch and learn at Ag in Motion on Wednesday. The family […] Read more
Project to create grassland inventory
A national effort is expected to yield an inventory of Canadian grasslands by the end of 2024. Satellite imagery data of Canada’s grasslands goes back 20 years. That bird’s eye view is available every day now, according to Nasem Badreldin of the University of Manitoba, who has studied and taught soil biology and the regrowth […] Read more
Climate report focuses on best management practices
Farmers for Climate Solutions holds consultations as it looks for ways in which farms can reduce climate change impact
A new preliminary report from Farmers for Climate Solutions is expected to be released in March and will look at more than 50 approaches and best managements practices that can reduce carbon emissions. The sector-wide report is being developed by a farmer-led task force. Its members include agricultural emissions modellers and agricultural economists. The goal […] Read more
Export hay prices show serious decline in 2023
“Violent whiplash,” is how Joshua Callen describes forage markets in the western United States. Callen of the Hoyt Report of Idaho, spoke at the recent Canadian Forage and Grassland Association Convention in Harrison Hot Springs, B.C. West coast pricing generally sets the hay price in North America. Its market experienced an extreme high in 2022 […] Read more
Demand for forage knowledge grows
Forages have a place on larger farms but farmers need more information and new management systems to get the most out of them . Ken Wall, a professional agrologist with Federated Co-operatives Ltd., spoke recently at the Canadian Forage and Grasslands Association annual meeting in Harrison Hot Springs, B.C. He said there is a hunger […] Read more
CFGA founder elected to Canadian hall of fame
Ray Robertson, credited with the founding of the Canadian Forage and Grassland Association in 2010, was inducted into the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame in 2022. Robertson is the general manager of the Ontario Forage Council. He also was CFGA’s Leadership Award winner in 2022. Robertson said he recognized the need for sharing information across […] Read more
U.S. forage specialist receives CFGA leadership award
The Canadian Forage and Grassland Association (CFGA) presented its Leadership Award at its 14th Annual Conference, in Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia, to Dr. Dan Undersander of Wisconsin – the first non-Canadian to win this award. Also the Keynote speaker at the conference, Undersander has worked as a forage specialist for 48 years, having shared […] Read more
