The lush young regrowth of sorghum plants is prone to accumulate prussic acid, especially when the plants are stressed such as by drought or freeze damage. One can never be absolutely certain that a field of forage sorghum is 100 percent safe to graze. Nitrates can still be a potential issue as producers feed forage sorghum type hay this winter. The risk of prussic acid poisoning will be reduced if grazing is delayed until at least one week after a killing freeze. Cattle that must be...

Forage crop yields were down 40-50 percent, according to the letter, and grazing losses amounted to about 60 percent, causing livestock producers to sell animals or buy other feed. As a result, farmers in Missoula County struggled to harvest hay and a second cutting of alfalfa. Missoula County commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to sign a letter asking the governor declare the county in drought disaster. This summer was the hottest on record, with 11 days in July where the...

The Dees have been running the family farm together since 1989, but in recent years the pair has made some particular decisions that have helped them run it more efficiently and more economically. Using corn to solve the nation's energy problems would reduce the amount left for food and feed, and that's an impact researchers don't want to make. Instead of discarding the leftover meal - the pressed soybean and sunflower - as waste, they mix it with other products to feed the 1,000 head of...

He estimated the machine was about 10-feet tall and about 10-feet long. It makes chemicals for use in animal feed additives, human pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals, according to the company's Web site. Nettleton said the fire started in a paddle dryer that is used in the manufacture of a poultry feed additive. Nettleton said the plant's automatic fire suppression system was activated and the Charles City fire department was notified and responded. in the plant's drying department, said...

THE MORNING NEWS KSOUZA@NWAONLINE.net SPRINGDALE Springdale-based Tyson Foods inc. and other major poultry producers face three difficult hurdles in the coming months with higher feed costs, questionable export markets and a rising supply due to increased production. THE MORNING NEWS KSOUZA@NWAONLINE.net SPRINGDALE Springdale-based Tyson Foods inc. and other major poultry producers face three difficult hurdles in the coming months with higher feed costs, questionable export markets and a...