With July 1st just around the corner, Mark Sulc, OSU Extension Forage Agronomist, and Bill Weiss, OSU Extension Dairy Nutritionist, help address this year's forage dilemma. If one is looking for quality and quantity, what are your best options?

With significant weather-related damage to corn and soybean fields in Nebraska recently, there could be an opportunity for growers to try seeding cover crops in those fields to raise a high-quality forage and offset at least some of the lost fall and winter grazing potential, says University of Nebraska Extension.

The relationship between current grain prices and forage/pasture prices in western Nebraska is creating a scenario where forage crops may provide an economically viable alternative to a cash grain crop, says University of Nebraska Extension.

A systems approach that includes a diverse crop rotation and a forage crop can no-tillers improve soil health and use irrigation water more efficiently.

On our farm we sampled five fields for biological activity this fall. We waited to sample the fields until the middle of September. The reason we waited was to get some rain so we could get our probe in the ground. We also figured moisture may increase the amount of biological activity.

Wheat stubble can be an excellent seedbed to no-till plant forages, says University of Nebraska Extension. Here are some tips for ensuring a successful stand.

Each year excessive rain, floods, hail, tornadoes, and other calamities of nature create the need to replant crops, often later in the season than you would like.