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Learn how soil erosion is calculated for your farm.

Fall forage management is important for overwintering cool-season perennials in both hay and pasture systems and to promote healthy spring growth.

Fine tuning cereal rye seeding rates: Cash- vs. Cover-crop.

What to expect and what to do after flooding.

The USDA-NASS Cash Rents Survey provides county-level estimates of land rental rates for cropland and pastures.

Second cutting was not what we expected, but we still learned some things about managing forages during drought times.

Corn growth and physiological development is largely driven by growing degree day accumulation. So, why should we continue to let calendar days describe crop progression and maturity?

Drought and high temperatures during the summer months can affect many commodities grown by Pennsylvania field croppers. This article contains a list of questions and information for growers to utilize when experiencing such conditions.

The combination of high-powered equipment, working in close quarters, heavy summer workloads, and risk of silo gas formation means that silo filling presents several risks for incidents throughout the late summer and fall.

Direct and indirect methods of determining pasture yield.

Under dry conditions, it is important to evaluate your pastures and have an inventory estimate on your available forage so that adjustments can be made to get through the grazing season.

The first harvest was removed from the western PA nitrogen trial, and so far, the results have been promising.

The Pre-sidedress Soil Nitrate Test (PSNT) for corn is an in-season tool to assess the soil nitrogen (N) supply during the growing season and determine sidedress N application rates that optimize crop production.

Harvesting at the right dry matter and proper location of your silo can help minimize leachate.

This article will clarify some of the production methods used to raise grass-fed beef.

Weeds can be a problem in spring oat fields. This article provides some herbicide options to consider.

Lush spring growth in pastures and grass forages can be low in Magnesium, with potential deadly health issues for cattle and other ruminants.

Poison hemlock and wild chervil look very similar and resume growth early in the spring. Learn more about these look-alike weeds.

Because of high costs, seeding forage crops is considered to be a "high stakes" farming operation. The days of spreading some seeds on the ground and hoping for nature to cooperate are past.

Mud can be a common occurrence throughout the year for livestock producers which can cause many health issues including those related to consuming mud-contaminated forages.

Do you think baler preservative applicators are too expensive or too complicated? They are more affordable and simpler than you may think. It may be a change you can’t afford not to make.

Learn how to identify poison hemlock, a toxic weed, growing in Pennsylvania.

Starting in May, most of Pennsylvania’s producers are at the time to consider removing their first forage harvest of the year. Here are some items to consider after harvesting.

As alfalfa breaks dormancy this spring, take time to evaluate the condition of your stand.

Learn to navigate the Agronomy Guide, utilize its tables effectively, and make informed management decisions.