The possibilities are plentiful when it comes to feeding cattle in the winter. Grazing options include stockpile grazing, bale grazing, and windrow grazing, to name a few...

Alfalfa and corn silage work better together, whether it be in cropping rotations or dairy cow rations. Despite the dynamic of the duo, though, alfalfa acreage and inclusion rates have bee...

Vitamin A is an essential nutrient for humans and cattle alike. Our ruminant counterparts convert beta carotene found in plant leaves into vitamin A, which is necessary for vision, immune function, an...

Many states lit up the U.S. Drought Monitor in some shade of yellow, orange, or red this past year, especially in parts of the Midwest, the High Plains, and the South...

Annual ryegrass may have merit in some forage systems, but this cool-season species can be the bane of Southern hayfields...

Managing a grazing system without measuring forage production or animal performance is like setting the lineup for a fantasy football team without knowing the players’ statistics. In either case, th...

Although meteorological winter began on the first of the month, astronomical winter doesn’t commence for a couple weeks...

Although there is some debate about the ideal corn silage moisture, most can agree on the point at which it is too dry...

Utilizing crop residue as a winter feed source is a common practice in the Midwest. In times when forage supplies are low and hay prices are high, crop residue is especially useful to offset...

On a Tuesday afternoon in the middle of August, Dan Funke zipped through a hayfield in a Krone Big M450 triple mower...