When one travels throughout much of Indiana, you quickly observe that corn and soybeans dominate the landscape.
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Dan Quinn, Extension Corn Specialist for Purdue University will continue to provide weekly updates of timely newsletter articles for various land-grant institutions around the U.S. corn belt.
You don’t see birdsfoot trefoil in many Indiana pastures. This perennial legume is in full bloom now with obvious bright yellow-orange flowers.
Over the last couple weeks in central Indiana, average air temperatures have increased by 28% to an average of 78°F and then again decreased by 33% to an average of 52°F.
The Indiana Forage Council (IFC), with assistance from Purdue Extension and SureTech Laboratories, is hosting a contest for Indiana producers who harvest forage for hay or baleage within the state for the 2021 hay season.
After hay has fully cured following the harvest, it is important to follow through and Sample, Test, Allocate, and Balance or STAB your hay. Doing the STAB is an important best management practice to keep your livestock healthy.
Forecasts of unusually low temperatures in late May or early June can set off warning bells for corn growers and lead to fearmongering about frost damage to young corn.
Much hay has been made in Indiana the last two weeks. It is important to package hay at the correct moisture content to avoid excessive heating of bales when in storage.
Want to learn how to improve your pastures? Attending a day and a half grazing school in early June will be a great start to improving pasture utilization by your livestock.
This growing season marks the first year of commercial hemp production in Indiana.
