And landowners with hay, even if it's grass hay, are wondering how much they should charge per bale for someone else to come in and bale the hay. The same farmer who sold him the hay was selling hay at $4 per bale in central Indiana if he delivered it. Anecdotally, one farmer reported that his alfalfa was rebounding well after the first cutting, but that grass in the mix was not coming back very well. Redman and others believe that testing forage quality before feeding it, even to beef...

But their faeces is certainly becoming a problem, not least in the US, where the Attorney-General of Oklahoma filed a suit against the chicken industry in 2005, alleging that poor dumping and storage of poultry waste was damaging the state's streams and lakes. But their faeces is certainly becoming a problem, not least in the US, where the Attorney-General of Oklahoma filed a suit against the chicken industry in 2005, alleging that poor dumping and storage of poultry waste was damaging the...

Some of it is for their own sales business and much of it is custom work for livestock producers. A record number of acres is being planted to corn, which requires more nitrogen than soybeans, to feed an increasing number of ethanol plants. Zimick said his primary hay supplier was making a trip through the eastern part of the state to see first-hand what s happening in the quality hay market. It s selling well because it s good hay, a mixture of orchard grass, alfalfa and timothy. Not so...

SHEEP and cattle producers are being warned of the hidden danger that lies in the green pick that has emerged since the recent rain, following reports of sheep and cattle deaths from grass tetany in some parts of the State. Mr Littler said producers should keep an eye on their stock over the next several weeks, as grass tetany can affect large numbers of stock very quickly. NSW Department of Primary Industries said grass tetany was a significant post-drought issue for producers on the...

This would allow corn oil to be used for biodiesel production and change the nutritional value of the distillers grains (DDGs) produced by ethanol plants. Jeff Kazin, general manager of extraction technology at Renessen, says his company is working on recovering the corn oil before it heads to fermentation. However, many ethanol plants are planning to change their processing to remove the corn oil either before or after the fermentation process. Therefore, a bushel of corn would have about...