Editor’s note: Kevin Shinners has been an influential voice, inventor, and researcher during his 40-year career at the University of Wisconsin-Madison...

Rapidly drying hay and forage to the desired moisture for safe conservation is both challenging and frustrating...

The next time you drop a round bale into the ring feeder, think about the investment that you’ve made in that bale...

The costs associated with feeding or bedding with large square bales will just begin when the bale hits the ground...

The author is a biological systems engineering professor with the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Large round bales can be made for less cost than large square bales...

The author is an associate professor and extension forage specialist at the University of Georgia.Dairy producers have to keep a sharp pencil to ensure the milk check covers all their costs, but there...