Samples of timothy hay, with outward symptoms of drought stress, were sent to Purdue’s Plant & Pest Diagnostic Lab.
Samples of timothy hay, with outward symptoms of drought stress, were sent to Purdue’s Plant & Pest Diagnostic Lab.
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The number of hours from cutting to a safe baling moisture varies. Environmental conditions that exist when forages are cut and during the curing process influence the amount of hours that it takes to get to a safe baling moisture.
Armyworm Pheromone Trap Report – 2022
Much hay has been made in Indiana the last two weeks and much forage remains to be harvested. It is important to package hay at the correct moisture content to avoid excessive heating of bales when in storage.
A break from the heat has commenced as average temperatures dropped to 2-6◦F below normal this week.
Successful stand establishment of a corn crop relies on many factors, including the successful emergence of the seedlings in the first place.
Cover crops are nothing new, but their relationship to a changing climate might be new to many farmers.
Agriculture is part of the solution when it comes to combating climate change, and it all starts with soils.
Indiana has been receiving less precipitation than normal, particularly over the last 30 days (Figure 1).
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