The Minnesota Horse Expo celebrated its 30th year the weekend of April 27-29. The Minnesota State Fair Grounds once again played host to this fun and exciting event, which featured some 800 vendor and display booths and showcased more than 50 different horse breeds.
Hay growers selling to the horse market in the Upper Midwest will have opportunities to touch base with their customers at two major venues later this month....More
A University of Minnesota horse feeding trial compared the costs and potential savings of using round-bale feeders vs. no feeder at all. One of the study's authors says horse owners can't afford not to have some type of hay feeder for their horses....More
A University of Minnesota study showed that horses waste up to 57% of the feed to which they have free access. Most horse owners can't afford not to invest in hay feeders, the study author concluded.
Forage-quality testing, as well as buying quality, affordable hay, will be covered on South Dakota State University Extension’s new iGrow Horses Web portal....More
Hand-checking for dead blister beetles in any hay that includes alfalfa is the only way to know for sure it isn’t contaminated with the toxic insects...More
