forage

Drought conditions in portions of North Dakota and Northern Montana are forcing some ranchers to consider their options, according to North Dakota State University Extension specialists. Currently 31% of North…

Yellow and white sweet clover seems to be everywhere this year. Timely rainfall has sweet clover growing in road ditches, fallow areas, pasture and range, and in places that no…

One of the most important considerations as we look ahead for this year’s crops and pasture management are grasshoppers. With the substantial losses of crops and forage to grasshoppers, and…

by Rick CaquelinRetired USDA NRCS State Range Specialist There is no doubt about it, across most of Montana the 2021 growing season left a lot to be desired. Over most…

In 2021, North Dakota experienced one of the worst droughts on record. This resulted in significant impacts to forage production on range, pasture land and hay land across the state.…

Drought is creating forage shortages across the Western U.S. this year, which means producers will have to find alternative sources of feed for their livestock. North Dakota State University, the…

Northern Ag Network territory grows some high-quality grass and alfalfa. In some cases, it’s nationally recognized and used on dairy and horse operations. For some producers, it may be time…

BILLINGS, MT — USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds producers of fall-planted crops in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2021…

Cheatgrass is nothing new in the West. Ranchers have fought invasive annual grasses for generations. In fact, the only new thing is there seems to be more of them with…

To the general observer, the production agriculture may seem like a simple and straight forward profession but there are far more complexities to running a successful operation than many people…