High input prices means farmers will want to be especially judicious about the amount of nitrogen fertilizer they apply on their corn crops this spring. One way that farmers who have regularly used ...

Silage producers are being reminded of the continued importance of grass sampling for nitrate levels before silage cutting after a worrying rise in reports of brown gas from clamps. Yellowish and ...

If you haven't been testing the forage you feed to livestock, this might be the year to start. Many livestock producers across the Upper Midwest will be feeding an unusual blend of high- and ...

Window closes on applying fall nitrogen for cool-season grass growth. The best time to apply nitrogen fertilizer to promote fall forage growth has passed, says University of Missouri Extension state ...

Hay will most likely be in short supply this winter, as some folks are feeding it already. Calls are coming in concerning chopping corn and feeding it to cattle. A potential concern would be nitrate ...

University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture researchers are cautioning beef and other livestock producers to test and monitor their forage supplies for nitrate poisoning and prussic acid. The ...

This year's weather conditions could lead to the development of nitrates in corn silage. High levels of nitrates in corn silage can be toxic to animals and humans, North Dakota State University ...