In October of 2017 I needed to put in cattle waterer to overwinter 20 bred beef heifers.I purchased a Tru-Test Water Well2 drinker from CISCO. The following videos show the product in action.
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Alfalfa Seed Coatings: An Economical Insurance Policy
Seed treatments are not the same as seed coatings; understanding the distinction is important. An alfalfa seed treatment generally consists of an inoculant with a specific strain of rhizobium bacteria for alfalfa, along with a base fungicide to manage early-season soil diseases.
Read MoreBalansa Clover Showing Potential in Northern Indiana
As we were evaluating our cover crop plots this spring, we spent some time looking at Balansa clover. The specific variety is FIXatioN.
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Graze King 90
Graze King 90 is a fall planted cereal grain that can be used as a forage in the following spring. Planting dates range from September to late November, depending on your latitude and growing conditions. Cereal rye is very adaptable because of its ability to be planted very late in the fall yet have outstanding winterhardiness.
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Silo-Pro Brachytic Dwarf BMR Forage Sorghum
Silo-Pro was introduced by CISCO in the spring of 2015. What makes Silo-Pro work well in the Midwest is that it only gets 6-7 feet tall. It is very resistant to lodging. It has very wide leaves that canopy over the rows very quickly. This is great weed control.
Silo-Pro can be harvested once as a direct chop in the soft dough stage. It can also be cut in the mid-boot stage, wilted, and chopped. When cut in mid-boot, Silo-Pro will regrow and can be harvested again in the same manner. The advantage of the two-cut system is a higher crude protein (CP) and improved TDN.
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