A total of 843 samples from 27 different states comprised the field of entries for this year’s World Forage Analysis Superbowl. The highest placing samples were on display last week at World Dairy E...

Horses have always had their own unique set of grazing preferences and potential maladies caused by pasture forage consumption.Once a killing frost occurs, there are several precautions to be cognizan...

One of the largest expenses for cattle producers is feeding cattle during the winter. When purchasing hay and supplements to accommodate energy needs, the costs add up. According to Ray Hicks, Screve...

Hay price movement for August was mixed, based on USDA’s most recent Agricultural Prices report released last week. The All Hay price rose by $2 per ton to $161, which is $24 higher than August 2017...

Some producers are still feeling the effects of a poor growing season and are scrambling to find affordable forage options for winter feed...

Now that the majority of the growing season is in the rear-view mirror, it’s easy to focus on harvest concerns and any fall tillage that might be done...

Purchasing hay, as simple as it seems, can be rather tricky. Knowing what and how much you need as well as trying to compare multiple feedstuffs on a level playing field can sometimes make hay buying...

Putting cattle on cornstalks can help keep perennial and annual forages growing through the fall.“Every day the livestock are ingesting corn residue, they are not grazing forages,” says Victor She...

Photo: Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAs we transition into fall, many producers’ thoughts turn to fall and winter forage options for sustaining cattle production. While the most common thought is to feed baled hay, it tends to be costly. Grazing stockpiled forages is also a logical and viable choice, but there is an additional practice to keep in mind. Aaron Berger, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) extension educator, offers windrow grazing, or swath grazing...

If you feed cows, getting a forage analysis done on what is being fed should be as routine as the physical act of doing the feeding. The information obtained from a forage test can be invaluable.Relat...