Some basic rules of thumb to follow when determining the hay supplies you will need to sustain your cow herd over the winter ...

In this video, K-State Research and Extension cow/calf specialist Jason Warner says the year’s drought across much of Kansas may affect the way producers supplement their cow’s feed this winter. “An ...

East Idaho rancher Matt Thompson knows there’s a payday coming if he can hold onto his cattle, as ranchers continue culling marginal livestock rather than feeding them extremely expensive rations ...

Escalating costs for hay and supplements has many cattle producers concerned, especially in the face of very poor pasture conditions and limited hay supplies in some areas of Missouri. Current feed ...

ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Despite some exceptionally cold temperatures this winter, Jared Luhman, a cow-calf producer at Dry Creek Farms in Goodhue, Minnesota, was able to enjoy a relatively average year of ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- Winter feed represents one of the largest costs for a livestock production enterprise. One alternative to limit costs resulting from harvest and purchase of hay or feeding of hay is ...

Cows are a familiar sight across rural landscapes in the United States and many other parts of the world. Grazing in open ...

The winter season is upon us, and that means just about everything except the ryegrass has turned brown. Ryegrass is the beautiful green patch that David Clegg’s cows are munching on along the east ...

Outside, up out of our driveway next to the gravel county road, a couple pyramids of hay bales are stacked up nice and neat, waiting to be unrolled on the cold hard ground for the cows that we will be ...

A dairy farmer fears having to reduce her herd because dry weather has left her with no winter feed. Jess Vaughan, of Hardwicke Farm, in Hardwicke, Gloucestershire, said in a normal year the farm ...