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Do You Grow High-Fructan Horse Hay?

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:12:00 +0000

Here’s how to keep grass-hay energy levels on target

Many horses eat too much energy, which can be especially unhealthy if it comes as fructans.

Hay Expo Host Dairy Divvies Up Duties

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:53:00 +0000

Regancrest brother focuses on forages

Regancrest Holsteins will host the 2013 Hay Expo.

Minnesota Hay Bank Helps Struggling Horse Owners

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 20:11:00 +0000

It looks for private funding

Food bank for horses is looking for more funding.

Give Limit-Fed Dairy Heifers One Daily Feeding

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:35:00 +0000

More feed-bunk space also increased daily gain

When given sufficient feed-bunk space, limit-fed dairy heifers fed once a day performed at least as well as heifers fed twice daily in a University of Guelph, Ontario, study.

Stretch Livestock Feed Supplies With Lime-Treated Corn Stover

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:25:00 +0000

Substitute for corn silage or corn grain

Lime-treated corn stover can reduce feed costs when substituted for corn silage and/or corn grain in livestock rations.

Beef Livestock Conference To Look At Management, Weather

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:25:00 +0000

Texoma Cattlemen’s Conference will be March 14

A conference focusing on efficient livestock management and production during drought will be held March 14 at the Ardmore Convention Center, Ardmore, OK.

What Horse Owners Should Know About Hay

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:21:00 +0000

Specialist provides education resource

Educating horse owners about what it takes to produce high-quality hay and the importance of good hay in equine diets is an ongoing challenge for hay growers selling into that market.

U.S. Cattle Numbers Continue Free-Fall

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:08:00 +0000

Beef down 3%; dairy-cow numbers steady

The size of the U.S. cattle herd continues to shrink, according to a USDA Cattle Inventory report released Feb. 1.

Feed Byproducts, Graze More Calves

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 15:10:00 +0000

Digestible fiber, energy permit high calf stocking rate

Supplementing a well-managed oat-ryegrass winter pasture with a byproduct high in digestible fiber or energy permits a higher calf stocking rate, teaches feedbunk use and potentially increases meat production per acre, say Louisiana State University researchers.

Prospects Brighten For Dairy Sector

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 05:32:00 +0000

Possible milk-price increase could affect feed prices

Low milk prices have been a key factor in keeping hay prices, especially alfalfa prices, from pushing even higher in many parts of the country this winter. That could change in the year ahead, according to Scott Brown, dairy economist with University of Missouri Extension.