When two Missouri horse enthusiasts created a new hay product three years ago, they took a grassroots approach to market development. They loaded up a...More
The authors of a new publication dispel the many myths surrounding the feeding of alfalfa to horses. In Alfalfa: The High-Quality Hay for Horses, they...More
Pasture management, nutrition and what to look for when buying hay are top areas horse owners need to bone up on, according to a University of Minnesota...More
George Eckler's clients have differing views on what type of hay is best for their horses, and he tries to please them all. We grow everything from straight...More
Total mixed rations have come into their own in the cattle, poultry, hog and pet industries. In the horse industry, however, TMRs are virtually non-existent....More
The articles Battle Blister Beetles and Travelin' Man in your March 2003 issue (pages 22, 24) unfairly singled out the state of Oklahoma. This was all...More
Alan DeJong is enjoying a hay market that's as hot as the Mojave Desert sun. This Newberry Springs, CA, grower's primary forage is an oats-barley-wheat...More
Most of their neighbors tear up five-year-old alfalfa stands. But Dick and Fritz Coon of Benge, WA, interseed orchardgrass, planning for another three...More
Early cut and high-quality alfalfa unquestionably is the best forage the horse enthusiast can use, says Neal Martin. Less than 20 years ago, mature grass...More
Nebraska family targets the Florida horse hay market. A touch of Nebraska Cornhusker fever in the form of red and white twine is showing up at Florida...More