General Updates

We all know the dairy economy is still in tough times.  Growing and feeding high quality forages is certainly an important part of controlling costs.  However, every farm has a different set of variables for choosing the product or program to build its profitability. Our hope is to help you find the best tools possible…

From Giles Dumm, Nicktown, PA – Grew Badger oats for grain, 2014-2016 “I recently combined my Badger Oats, and was very impressed. This is the third year I’ve sown it, and I like the way it works and I like the way it grows. In addition to the 90 bu/A grain yield, I got 50 bales of…

Original article by Dennis Hancock, published by Progressive Forage  Grower, July 22, 2016 Late summer means the fall planting season is upon us. In the coming weeks, hundreds of thousands of acres will be planted. Here are some key considerations to help ensure your plantings are successful and cost-effective. Clean and prep Those who grew…

By David Hunsberger, King’s AgriSeeds First we need to clarify what sort of perennial forage stand we are managing.  The answer will be different for pure or very dominant legume or grass swards. Alfalfa and hay fields with high concentrations of alfalfa hay. After 30 days or so most alfalfa stands will want to start…

By Jonathan Rupert, Smith Seeds Original Article Published by OnPasture I have tremendous respect and appreciation for our universities, extension, NCRC, and other public servants. Many of these folks work tirelessly to help farmers. They also collaborate with industry with determining product adaptation, use, rates and the like. Working in the seed industry for over…

  Northern Corn Leaf Blight on Corn When you have a stand failure, many things may be to blame, including human error, mechanical error, seed problems and poor weather conditions. While helping our customers diagnose poor stands this spring, we developed a checklist that can be used in future planting seasons to help you understand…

David Hunsberger, Central Region Coordinator With unusual weather this spring, we had more replant requests than normal, and learned some valuable lessons that can be applied next planting season and beyond. The Mid-Atlantic region saw a very early warm up this spring, and it quickly turned cool and dry, but conditions became quite wet right before…

Original article published by Hay and Forage Grower, June 21, 2016 Perhaps nothing in the forage production cycle is more aggravating, disheartening, disappointing, or sometimes frightening than a new forage seeding that just never develops. At worst, it means an entire establishment year lost, not to mention the time and investment in inputs such as…

Ray’s Crazy Fall Mix in North Carolina, one of our newer and more popular mixes where diversity performs When you make a mix or interseed one crop in another for a “relay effect”, you’re looking for the most bang for your diversity buck. Taking care to mix a few carefully selected species that are well…

Farmer Jim Biddle cooperated with Penn State Extension and King’s AgriSeeds Inc. Various cover crop mixes interseeded into corn, June 18, 2015 Mill Hill Farm is a no-till dairy farm in Williamsburg, Blair County, PA. Jim Biddle is the owner and also a Certified Crop Advisor, in addition to running the on-site business, Mill Hill Farm Supply.…