NDSU’s dairy specialist offers producers advice on coping with low-quality forage.

The forage species selected will vary based on the primary planned use.

Producers should have drought-stressed crops tested for nitrate before using them as forage for livestock.

Blister beetles are attracted to blooming alfalfa and weeds.

Ingesting 25 to 300 beetles is enough to kill an average-size adult horse.

Canola can be an alternative feed for livestock, but producers need to be aware of the challenges.

Canola can be a feed source if producers follow some common-sense precautions when introducing it to their livestock.

Following best practices helps ranchers capture and maintain forage quality.

National Forage Week is June 19-25.

Topics for this year’s field day include cereal forage and corn silage variety trials and winter grazing crop residues.