Progressive Forage

13/08/2024

Corner View Farm Equipment offers certified pre-owned forage harvesters and new and pre-owned heads from all of your favorite brands. Each unit comes with a comprehensive inspection report, details of any repairs and a warranty that backs the work that has been done. Check out our website to see current inventory or contact us to find just what you are looking for!

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25/06/2024

As the trend toward alternative forages grows, ongoing research and on-farm trials will be essential for refining crop nutrition strategies.

The emerging trend toward alternative forages means it may be time to adjust crop nutrition protocols. Alfalfa has long been considered the “queen” of forages thanks to its high protein solubility and digestibility balanced with amino acids.

08/06/2024

Artificial intelligence seems to have been a buzzword taking over many aspects of our society, from marketing to film and now even animal agriculture. Ward Laboratories, Inc.

I am sure we have all heard about how artificial intelligence (AI) is taking over the arts. Need an article written or a picture? Just ask ChatGPT. Well, the film industry has been open about their fear of being replaced by AI.

06/06/2024

This grazing season presents a great opportunity for cattle producers to get the jump on solidifying their forage base so they’re ready to rebuild or expand their herd when the time is right. Corteva Agriscience

Take advantage of this window – a time when there are fewer hooves on the ground – to position your grazing acres for when you decide the time is right to grow your herd.

03/06/2024

The day started out in the realm of the common and mundane. I got out of the house 20 minutes later than I had planned, fed the bottle calf, filled the horses’ water trough, gathered eggs, turned the chickens out and grained the yearling bulls. Read the rest Paul's column in our June issue or online!

The day started out in the realm of the common and mundane. I got out of the house 20 minutes later than I had planned, fed the bottle calf, filled the horses’ water trough, gathered eggs, turned the chickens out and grained the yearling bulls. I fired up the old tractor, loaded a couple bales on ...

01/06/2024

Check your mailboxes for our June issue! Need the online version? Find it at https://www.agproud.com/topics/102-progressive-forage

29/05/2024

Check out our May breakdown of prices and insights before the month ends. Here's to hoping for higher prices in June.

With the new crop of hay being harvested, producers are in a panic trying to sell hay from the last hay season to make room as we dive into the 2024 crop. Take a closer look at what prices and conditions in each region in the Progressive Forage Forage Market Insights column as of May 14, 2024.

08/04/2024

Corner View Farm Equipment offers certified pre-owned forage harvesters and new and pre-owned heads from all of your favorite brands.

Each unit comes with a comprehensive inspection report, details of any repairs and a warranty that backs the work that has been done. Check out our website to see current inventory or contact us to find just what you are looking for!

https://www.cvfequipment.com/

21/03/2024

Many producers have had bad experiences with alfalfa and bloat, but with sainfoin added to a pasture, this risk is greatly reduced.

Legumes are always beneficial in a pasture because they generally contain more protein and minerals than grasses and add nitrogen to the soil, but some commonly used legumes – alfalfa and some clovers – carry risk for bloat.

22/02/2024

A great cover crop includes a warm-season grass, cool-season grass, warm-season legume, cool-season legume, warm-season broadleaf and cool-season broadleaf.

Producers who have crops and livestock are finding that annual crops can fill some grazing gaps and help get the soil in better health before replanting a pasture or the next crop.

15/02/2024

🐝❤️🧑‍🌾 Honeybees and forage crops are a dynamic duo!
There is a crucial yet often underestimated role of pollinators, particularly honeybees, in forage crop production. While domestic and native colonies face growing challenges, farmers can implement practical strategies to preserve and enhance pollinator populations.

There is a crucial yet often underestimated role of pollinators, particularly honeybees, in forage crop production. While domestic and native colonies face growing challenges, farmers can implement practical strategies to preserve and enhance pollinator populations.

06/02/2024

Stretching out grazing season with careful forage management strategies, thus shortening the time you have to feed stored forages, is the most direct way to reduce feed costs.

Feed costs comprise 60% to 80% of the typical farm budget. If we can reduce those costs by 20% or even 10%, it will happily lower our break-even price. Read more about some grazing strategies to lessen the need for stored feed.

30/01/2024

From her first job in high school working for a New Hampshire truck farmer to owning and operating Bread and Butter Farm in Shelburne, Vermont, fostering a connection between the community and the land that feeds it has remained a major focus for first-generation farmer Corie Pierce.

From her first job in high school working for a New Hampshire truck farmer to owning and operating Bread and Butter Farm in Shelburne, Vermont, fostering a connection between the community and the land that feeds it has remained a major focus for first-generation farmer Corie Pierce.

12/01/2024

Soil testing is largely considered a settled science, but it most certainly is not. Even still, there seems to be little appetite to fund the ongoing research that’s necessary to make sure that soil testing keeps pace with the demands of modern agriculture.

With funding from the USDA NRCS, ARS and NIFA, along with OCP North America, the soil fertility community has undertaken the immense task of finding and collecting the data that underpin the existing soil testing paradigm in the U.S.

29/12/2023

The USDA announced Dec. 18 that agricultural producers can now enroll in the Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2024 crop year.

The USDA announced Dec. 18 that agricultural producers can now enroll in the Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2024 crop year.