by John Obrion | Sep 19, 2022
Many of my blogs come from phone conversations or emailed I field on a regular basis. Today’s food for thought is “Genetic Expression.” I have been blessed with being a part of both high-end genetics in the animal world as well as Forage research for new and improved...
by John Obrion | Jun 28, 2022
A post on social media brought up forage sampling and this is a topic that I covered at a recent deer school in Michigan. At times, companies or individuals make claims as to how a forage tests. I was asked about 25% protein winter rye at the deer school. My answer...
by John Obrion | Apr 24, 2022
Once again in 2022, I’ll have a new forage to test. Since it won’t be able to be sold to the public for one to two years, that gives me some time to figure out all that is wrong with it. That is correct, it allows me to find out as many of it’s flaws as possible....
by John Obrion | Mar 23, 2022
A different Perspective On Healthy Soils I would say if it is not every day it would be every other day that I get a call or have an in person conversation on no-till food plotting. Today was one of those days and the conversation went like this. John, do you follow...
by John Obrion | Mar 8, 2022
What most do not know is the most common perennial clovers planted by food plotters may only yield 1.5-2 tons of forage dry matter per acre per year during year of establishment. The most basic concept that is pretty accurate is the following: What lasts the longest,...
