Reflect on pasture performance, hay quality, winter readiness and farm stress after a challenging year for Ohio forage ...

Arkansas ranchers, pasture managers and other producers responsible for growing the hay that fuels livestock are invited to ...

Ohio farmers must supplement livestock energy as hay quality drops across 29 counties with costly winter feeding ahead.

The team’s working hypothesis is that heifers demonstrating moderate forage intake with acceptable growth will ultimately ...

Energy is often the first limiting factor in low-quality hay. As your animals move from late gestation to peak lactation, ...

An insurance management program may help hay and forage growers protect their bottom line in light of drought conditions that persist in the High Plains. James Mitchell, an assistant professor and ...

Recently, I have been assisting several livestock producers and horse owners with interpreting their forage analysis reports. These folks submitted forage/hay samples to a certified laboratory for ...

Due to the drought, there has been a significant lack of forage available for livestock to consume, making it more important than ever for producers to preserve the forage they do have on their ...

Drying time of forage depends on humidity, temperature, wind speed and solar radiation. Hay cures quickly on hot, sunny, windy days with low relative humidity. It cures more slowly when weather ...

Join us online for a free day of education on June 8 to gain insights on reducing weeds in forages, mowing and drying hay and haylage and much more. Jeff Lehmkuhler, Associate Extension Professor with ...

The market for hay and forage is generally good, according to Alejandro Plastina, associate professor in the Department of Economics at Iowa State University. Fertilizer costs are soaring, especially ...

Diminished overseas demand for U.S. livestock forage has contributed to a major Northwest hay exporter seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection while restructuring its business. In its Chapter 11 ...