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CURRENT ISSUES

2009 Corn Hybrid Silage Trial Results - Text
2009 Corn Hybrid Silage Trial Results - Tables
Foliar Fungicide for Oat Crown Rust (2009)
Forage Quarterly - November 2009 (PDF)
- Maintaining High-Quality Silage
- 2010 MN Forage Days
- Poisonous Weeds in Hay
- Grass-fed Beef Opportunities
- Choosing Corn Silage Hybrids
- Your UMN Extension Forage Team
Mycoleptodiscus Crown Rot of Alfalfa: Emerging Problem? (PDF)
Factors Affecting the October Alfalfa Harvesting Decision
Harvesting Immature Corn and Soybeans for Forage After a Killing Frost
Early Frost Means Be Alert to Prussic Acid in Forage Sorghums
Harvest Strategies to Optimize Corn Silage Quality and Yield
Dairy-Quality Grass Forage Research Update
On-Farm Evaluation of Alfalfa/Grass Mixtures (Aug. 2009) (PDF)
Fall Grazing Annual Ryegrass for Beef Cows (May 2009) (PDF)
Current Sauk Centre Hay Auction Results

UPCOMING EVENTS

2010 MN Forage Days
- UW's Dan Undersander will Headline 2010 MN Forage Days. University of Wisconsin Forage Agronomist Dr. Dan Undersander will be presenting "Equipment Strategies to Speed Hay/Haylage Drying", and "Wisconsin Forage Highlights."
- Feb. 8 – Detroit Lakes
  Feb. 9 – Northeast MN
  Feb. 10 – Avon
  Feb. 11 – Lamberton
  Feb. 12 – Rochester
- For more information, contact the Midwest Forage Association at midwestforage@comcast.net, 651-484-3888.
2010 Midwest Forage Association Symposium
- Wisconsin Dells, WI
  Jan. 26-27, 2010
  Contact MFA office for info
  midwestforage@comcast.net
  651-484-3888

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

2009 MN Forage Days Proceedings (Feb. 9-13)
- Does Forage Quality Matter when Feeding Dairy Replacements? (Neil Broadwater)
- Management of Grass and Alfalfa-Grass Forage (Jerry Cherney, Cornell Univ.)
- Grass Biomass: Burning Issues (Jerry Cherney, Cornell Univ.)
- Grass for Dairy Cows (Jerry Cherney, Cornell Univ.)
- Grass for BioHeat on Farms (Jerry Cherney, Cornell Univ.)
- Agronomic Practices for Optimizing Corn Silage Production (Jeff Coulter)
- Irrigated Dairy Pasture Experiences in Central Minnesota (Vince Crary)
- Who's Who and What to Do: Forage Insect Pests (Phil Glogoza)
- Managing Nutrients in Forages (Dan Kaiser)
- Forage Options for Dry Dairy Cows (Noah Litherland)
- Horse Hay Trends and Marketing Strategies (Krishona Martinson)
- Turnips for Grazing (Russ Mathison)
- Perennial Forage Establishment Methods & Management (Paul Peterson)
- Harvest Management Strategies (Paul Peterson)
- Validating Top-Dressed K Recommendations in Alfalfa-Corn (Michael Russelle)
- Evaluating Fall Grazing Systems on Forage Quality and Beef Cattle Performance (Ryon Walker)
- Methods to Establish Grazing of Annual Forages for Beef Cows on Winter Feeding Areas (Ryon Walker)
Forage Quarterly - August 2009 (PDF)
- Corn Silage Harvesting Tips
- Forage & TMR Particle Sizing
- Perennial Forage Fall Harvesting
- Learning from Alfalfa Weevil Explosion
- Moldy Hay and Horses
- Renovation & August Seeding
Brown Root Rot of Alfalfa (PDF)
Plants Poisonous or Harmful to Horses in the North Central United States (PDF)
2008 Variety Trial Results: Alfalfa, Corn Silage, and Grasses
Weed Control Bulletin
Extending grazing and reducing stored feed needs (2008)

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