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Category: Industry Trends

  • Vermeer VT660 Mixer

    Hay Kings Podcast: Mixing It Up

  • Trailed mower, tedder offer producer high-quality haymaking alternative to mower conditioner

  • 2021 Forage market outlook

  • Plastic wrap for dry hay sustains quality

  • Hay Kings Podcast: Tedders

  • Get the Most From Your Hay With the Right Storage Strategy

  • Vermeer Netwrap bale

    Would you like netwrap, twine or plastic with your bale?

  • Prepping your herd for winter

  • Put cornstalks to use

  • Using Prescribed Burning for Forage Management

  • Utilizing quality hay to keep condition on cows

  • Tips on Pricing Forage in the Field

  • Post-Season Equipment Checklist

  • Wet hay vs. dry hay – which do cattle prefer?

  • Is it trade-in time for your forage lineup?

  • Prioritize sustainability on your ranch

  • Here’s why tedding works

  • Stop Hay Waste With the Right Feed Management

  • Ready to put up hay? Tips to get started

  • What to watch for surrounding hay and forage prices in 2020

  • Still searching for alfalfa winterkill answers

  • Navigating disruptions to the cattle cycle

  • From the cow’s mouth: silage palatability

  • Questions to ask before reseeding forages

  • 4 steps to successfully help manage risk on your farm

  • Getting creative with crop residues

  • Strong Stalks Call for Tough Equipment

  • Harvesting cover crops as forage on prevented planting acres

  • Baleage Tips

  • Buy hay the right way

  • Be a smart hay negotiator with these tips

  • Boost soil health with this trio of practices

  • Hay Market Outlook

  • Silage of the South

  • Market Hay Like a Pro With These Five Tips

  • Best Bedding Practices

  • Balancing Fall Dormancy and Winter Survival in Alfalfa

  • Will Baleage Pay? Consider Feed Needs, Economics

  • Meet Your Cows’ Nutritional Needs at Critical Stages

  • Farmers Switching Cash Crop Acres to Forage Crop Acres

  • Equipment Considerations When Baling Corn Stover

  • Cattleman Boosts Animal Husbandry, Feed Efficiency with Indoor Cow/calf Facility

  • Why It’s Valuable to Know Your Forage Tonnage

  • High-Moisture Forage Advantages

  • Benefits to Making Baleage

  • Inline vs Individual Wrappers

  • Hay Management Practices

  • Daily Maintenance During Hay Season. Do it Right. Do it Right Now.

  • Improved yield helps dairy production

    A Cut Above the Rest: How Cutting Length and Harvesting Impact Feed Quality

  • Cloudy with a Chance of Baleage

  • Pasture Management

  • Bale Storage Considerations

  • Best Bale Wrapping Practices

  • When is the Best Calving Season for You? Consider These Factors.

  • Do Your Used Forage Equipment-Buying Homework

  • Does a Bale Processor Make Sense for Your Livestock Operation?

  • Baleage – Not Just for Dairies

  • Unveiling the ZR5

  • An All-Star Lineup of High-Performance Balers

  • Preseason Tips for Hay Season

  • Livestock Market Outlook

  • Timeframe to Making Baleage

  • Tedders: Why and When to Use Them

  • Cutting Height Recommendations for Hay & Forage

  • The Story on Silage and How to Bale It

  • A Machine of Opportunity – Bale Processors Bring Versatility to the Farm and Beyond

  • More Bale for Your Buck? How Pre-Cutting Can Lead to Cost Savings

  • Mow it, Rake it, Bale it in One Day

  • The Lowdown on Mowing Hay

  • 3-Point Mowers vs. Trailed Mowers

  • People Behind the Product – 504R Signature

  • How to Choose the Correct Mower Conditioner

  • Hay Yield vs. Hay Quality

  • Chew on This: Rotational Grazing Brings Benefits

  • Harvesting: Mower Conditioners vs. Disc Mowers

  • Tedder Talks: What You Need to Know About Hay Tedding

  • The Growing Trend of High-Moisture Baling and Wrapping

  • Getting the Most Out of Your Bale Processors

  • Boost Hay Quality and Reduce Cost

  • Used Hay Equipment in 2017: What You Need to Know

  • Vermeer CPX9000 Bale Processor with cows

    Feed and Bed Your Cows Without All the Waste

  • Steve Riley with his Vermeer 504 Pro

    Baleage: The hottest thing in haymaking

  • Vermeer 404 PRO in field in China

    Big Plans for Biomass

  • Vermeer MC3700 Mower Conditioner in Field

    Sequence of Drying Forage

  • Baleage Moisture Content

  • Phil Johnson Examining Hay in Field

    Hay Makin’ Best Practices

  • Vermeer MC3700 Mower Conditioner in Field

    Forage Cutting Height Recommendations from Dr. Dan Undersander

  • Vermeer 504 PRO Baler in Field with Hay Bale

    Advantages of Balers Equipped with a Pre-Cutting System

  • Rural America Live: Advantages of Baleage with Josh Vrieze and Marlin Bohling

  • Feedbunk Management Tips

  • The Team at Pitchfork Farm

    No Time to Waste

  • Post-Season Maintenance Provides Improved In-Season Performance

  • Best Practices for Wrapping

  • Prepping for Cornstalk Season

  • Get Prepped for the Fall Season

  • One Good Turn Deserves Another

  • Better Bale Appearance By Correcting Equipment Settings

  • The Baleage Advantage (Over Dry Hay)

  • Irrigation Strategy Recommendations

  • Maximizing Alfalfa Irrigation Efficiency

  • Reduced-Lignin Alfalfa Provides Balance

  • Tips for Family Farm Succession Planning

  • Daily Hay Season Maintenance

  • Why Do Beef Producers Turn To Baleage?

  • A New Age of Mower Conditioners

  • Wider Swaths Lead to Better Hay & Haylage

  • There Will Always Be A Place For Rakes

  • Got a Cover Crop Plan?

  • Ending the Moisture Guessing Game

  • Set Up For Success

  • Pre-Season Tips from a Pro for a Good Hay and Forage Harvest

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