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Cereal forages

▶ Watch: Focus on Forage Research

▶ Watch: Focus on Forage Research

The second Focus on Forage webinar in the 2026 series, Focus on Forage Research, features research updates on on-farm NIR instruments, alfalfa yield and persistence, and forage quality and yield.

▶ Watch: Focus on Forage Cover Crops

▶ Watch: Focus on Forage Cover Crops

The third Focus on Forage webinar in the 2025 series, Focus on Forage Cover Crops, features research-based resources and management strategies to keep forage systems productive over time.

▶ Watch: Focus on Alfalfa Companions

▶ Watch: Focus on Alfalfa Companions

The first Focus on Forage webinar in the 2025 series, Focus on Alfalfa Companions, features research-based alfalfa establishment resources and new management strategies to keep stands productive over time.

DON Considerations for Wheat Grown for Livestock Feed

DON Considerations for Wheat Grown for Livestock Feed

DON (deoxynivalenol or vomitoxin) is a mycotoxin produced by the fungus responsible for Fusarium Head Blight (FHB), a common and economically important disease in small grains. DON is a problem because it is toxic to humans and animals. Grain grown on-farm and fed to livestock should be managed properly to avoid negative effects.

Fall Forage Rye for Dairy Heifers and Dry Cows

Fall Forage Rye for Dairy Heifers and Dry Cows

Introduction Many dairy and heifer rearing operations are looking for increased feed production on a limited acreage for their operation. Planting fall grain rye and harvesting the crop as forage the following spring can increase forage yield per acre and reduce forage production costs. Double cropping fall grain rye following soybean or early corn silage […]

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