Indiana Forage Council
Research and Education for Profitable Forage Production and Utilization
Resources
Market Information
Indiana Farm Custom Rates
Annual Reports
Websites
- American Forage and Grassland Council
- Forage Information System
- Purdue Forage Information
- Purdue Pasture Management
Articles
- Switchgrass Livestock and Wildlife Forage, Landscaping Plant and Potential Fuel for People (Oct. 2020)
- Reduce the Fear – Managing Prussic Acid in Sorghum (Oct. 2020)
- Don’t Get in a Rush – Evaluate Forage Species and Varieties Before Purchase (Sep. 2020)
- Learning to Identify Plants is a Worthy Skill (Sep. 2020)
- When Hay Harvest is Complete, Do the STAB (Sep. 2020)
- Learning and Improving Diagnostic Skills are Critical to Being a Top Agriculturalist (Sep. 2020)
- Overgrazing During Dry Weather Has Long Term Consequences (Aug. 2020)
- Now is the Time to Stockpile Forage for Late Fall and Early Winter Grazing (Aug. 2020)
- Sheep Refusal to Eat Hay Emphasizes the Importance of Using Your Senses to Evaluate Hay (Aug. 2020)
- The Forage Producer’s Toolkit (Aug. 2020)
- Communicate Seeding Date Carefully – Someone is Listening (Jul. 2020)
- Environmental Conditions Affect Time To Safe Hay Baling (Jul. 2020)
- Think Through Feed Provision Options Now for Livestock if Dry Weather Limits Pasture Growth (Jul. 2020)
- Take Time to Self-Evaluate Your Hay Production Management System (Jul. 2020)
- Take Time to Self-Evaluate Your Pasture Management (Jul. 2020)
- National Forage Week – A Time to Celebrate Forages (Jun. 2020)
- A Disappointing Pre-blended Sole Source Forage Fertilizer (Jun. 2020)
- Birdsfoot Trefoil- An Underutilized Pasture Legume (Jun. 2020)
- Is Your Hay Too Hot? (Jun. 2020)
- Will Ergot Reappear This Year? (May 2020)
- Timing of the Hay Harvest (May 2020)
- Hay Harvest Is Near (May 2020)
- Close Grazing, Close Mowing & Grazing/Mowing Too Often Makes a Forage Stand Weak (May 2020)
- Improving Hay Drying Rates with Mower-Conditioner Adjustments (Apr. 2020)
- What to Look for with Alfalfa Hurt by an Early Spring Freeze (Apr. 2020)
- Baleage Practices For Success (Apr. 2020)
- Sensory Analysis of Hay Quality for the First-Time Buyer (Nov. 2019)
- What’s in a Bag of Seed? (Oct. 2019)
- Forage Analysis for Nitrate (Jun. 2012)
- Coping with a Short Forage Supply
Videos
- Late Summer and Fall Forage Options on Prevented Planted Acres
- Making Dry Hay
- Timing of the Hay Harvest
- Early Spring Pasture Turnout
- Determining Plant Populations During Forage Establishment
- Freddy Forage
- Sampling Hay Bales for Feed Analysis
- Scouting for Pests in Forage Fields
- St. Patrick’s Day Clover
Indiana Livestock Commodity Groups
- American Dairy Association Indiana
- Indiana Beef Cattle Association and Indiana Beef Council
- Indiana Dairy Goat Association
- Indiana Pork
- Indiana Sheep Association
- Indiana State Poultry Association
Regional Forage Information
- Iowa Beef Center Forages, Hay and Grazing, Iowa State University
- Kansas State University Forages
- Michigan State University Forage Connection
- Ohio State University Forages
- Penn State University Forages
- Team Forage, University of Wisconsin
- University of Kentucky Forage Extension
- University of Nebraska Range, Pasture, and Forages
- University of Tennessee Beef and Forage Center
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