A plant’s metabolism and composition are changed with freezing temperatures and forage quality is reduced. But there may be more serious effects.

A plant’s metabolism and composition are changed with freezing temperatures and forage quality is reduced. But there may be more serious effects. With silage, the prussic acid will decrease with ...

Plants that contain cyanogenic glucoside, such as forages in the sorghum family, produce larger amounts of cyanide (prussic acid) when damaged by frost. Prussic acid interferes with oxygen utilization ...

Please help us welcome Buddi Thompson as our new Mills County Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Youth Coordinator! Thompson comes to Mills County Extension with 10 years of experience ...

Farm families face challenges related to retirement planning and implementation similar to other small businesses. This document addresses two primary challenges. They are the visualization of a ...

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Iowa 4-H families opened their homes to the world this summer by hosting 19 exchange delegates from Japan through the States’ ...