Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oct. 6—Due to the impacts of the drought, livestock producers are in search of additional feed. "Some areas in North Dakota and ...

The practice of growing different but complementary plants within a given area, also known as intercropping, has numerous positive effects, such as reduced soil erosion, weed suppression, nitrogen ...

Ranchers and other landowners growing alfalfa, whether for forage or as a cash crop, are likely familiar with the high environmental pressures insect pests and disease that accompany warm and humid ...

There are many benefits to corn when it is planted after alfalfa, including greater yield, reduced nitrogen (N) requirement from fertilizer or manure, and reduced pest pressure compared to when corn ...

Forage growers looking for more flexibility, higher quality and increased yield potential have a proven option to add to their growing portfolio. HarvXtra Alfalfa gives growers more choices in how ...

Crop rotation is the foundation for consistently producing high crop yields with efficient use of inputs. The greatest benefit to corn usually occurs when it is rotated with perennial forage legumes ...

There’s a definite sense of long-term optimism among alfalfa growers nationwide, according to Beth Nelson, president of the National Alfalfa and Forage Alliance, which is based in St. Paul, Minnesota.