In drought years, producers grazing sorghums, sudan grasses and millet varieties should be cautious about nitrate and prussic acid toxicity. In these species, the risk of both nitrate and prussic acid toxicity increases with drought stress. It should be noted [...]
Recently, the University of Nebraska and Arrow Seed put on a forage production and quality clinic. Dr. Nicolas Cafaro La Menza presented data comparing summer forage quality – yield, protein, total digestible nutrients (TDN) and relative forage quality (RFQ) – [...]
Recently I had a customer say that he thought there was a perception among horse owners that timothy hay was superior to other hay species. This led to a short discussion about other species of hay commonly fed to horses [...]
At Ward Laboratories, we have always said we produce fast, accurate and reliable results and believe we do a good job balancing lab speed and quality. But what does fast really mean? Is fast 3-5 business day turnaround time? 2 [...]