A new Forage Website and Newsletter have been launched by the University of Minnesota Extension Forage Team.

The website highlights current events and programs, research updates, hay auction results, and recent publications. There is also a wealth of information on a variety of topics including alfalfa, clover, corn silage, economics, establishment, fertility, forage quality, grasses, harvesting and storage, livestock, and weed control. The website address is

http://www.extension.umn.edu/forages

The University of Minnesota Forage Team has also initiated a free, quarterly, 4-page e-mail newsletter called Forage Quarterly to disseminate that latest information on forage research and events at the University of Minnesota and in the upper Midwest. Forage Quarterly will be produced in August, November, February, and May each year. Each issue will focus on timely forage management information for farmers and agricultural professionals, focusing on the following areas: hot topics, alternative forages, harvesting and storage, pastures, livestock, equipment, research updates, and upcoming events and programs.

Read the first issue of Forage Quarterly and sign-up for future issues on the website

http://www.extension.umn.edu/forages

Krishona Martinson, Regional Extension Educator
and Paul Peterson, Forage Agronomist,
University of Minnesota Extension