By Amanda de Oliveira Silva, Israel Molina Cyrineu, Tyler Lynch and Samson Abiola Olaniyi. Learn about fall forage production and first hollow stem date in small grain varieties during the 2024-2025 crop year.

By Beatrix Haggard, Tori Booker and Josh Lofton. Learn the key ID characteristics to identify grasses in the field.

By Josh Lofton and Josie Rice. Learn about the versatility of oats as a crop and how planting in the early spring can enhance both forage yield and nutritional quality.

By Eric A. DeVuyst and Roger Sahs. Review a spreadsheet developed to evaluate the economic cost of a bale of hay, collect and compute producers' costs and collect information on pesticides applied.

By Amanda de Oliveira Silva, Tyler Lynch, Israel Molina Cyrineu, Samson Abiola Olaniyi, Cassidy Stowers, Ephraim Muyombo, Lettie Crabtree. Learn about fall forage production and first hollow stem date in small grain varieties during the 2023-2024 crop year.

By Brian Arnall. Learn about the forage quality results from samples sent the OSU Soil Water Forage Analytical Laboratory. These values can help producers gauge that status of their forage systems, to determine if premiums maybe possible, or if management is needed to improve the quality.

By Eric A. DeVuyst and Roger Sahs. Learn about the economic cost of putting up a bale of hay, the opportunity cost of nutrients taken up by forages and the opportunity of owned land.

By Brian Arnall. Learn about the range of results for samples submitted under the SWFAL crop codes 1 (Wheat), 9 (Fescue and Cool Season Grasses), and 11 (Rye Grass). Armed with the knowledge of the results of samples sent to SWFAL, make more informed decisions on management and marketing.