When dining at a new restaurant and the eating utensil is unexpectedly chopsticks instead of a fork, it can make for a challenging experience. Similarly, newly weaned calves also have to adjust when ...
Carson Roberts is the state forage specialist with University of Missouri Extension. He said to increase profits and incentivize more supply, costs need to fall. “The low hanging fruit? Hay,” he said.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Steve Swenka, the owner of Double G Angus Farm in Tiffin, said an unseasonably warm fall has helped him stretch his pastures amid a hay shortage. “When it’s mild ...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Indiana's second hay cutting is lower yielding, but higher in nutritional value than the first. Knowing this can help cattle producers decide on a feeding program and supplement ...
A USDA file photo of a hay harvest in 2020 in Texas. Hay is in high demand as drought dries up pasture that cattle would normally graze. Drought across the Midwest and the Plains means pastures aren’t ...
CAL FIRE and US Coast Guard helicopters were used to drop off hay to cattle stranded in the snow.Screenshots/Humboldt County Sheriff's Office About 30 ranchers in California's Humboldt County have ...
Using rental acreage stockpiling can help ease rotational pressure on the home farm, provide protection during drought years and offer added flexibility during calving season. In many cases, renting ...
Many Wyoming ranchers stick to the traditional way of doing things when feeding livestock in the winter — with a team of ...
Dry conditions prevail across Texas, and rainfall outlooks are raising concerns about hay supplies and grazing in the near ...