After two years of droughts in Missouri, hay supplies are low, with many producers feeding hay during the summer months and lacking the pasture growth to get the tonnage comparable to previous year’s ...

With the current cost of feeds including hays, combatting waste is a good way to save some money. There are several shapes and sizes of hay from small square bales, rounds bales to large square bales.

Hay loss and feed waste are inevitable components of most beef production systems. "However, understanding the sources of hay loss from storage and feeding, as well as the impacts of restricting ...

With winter on our doorstep, many beef producers in Pottawatomie County are feeding hay. This time of year is always a good time to remember our method of feeding hay can cost or save you money.

MORA, Minn. — Are you getting all you can out of your hay? University of Minnesota beef nutrition and management expert Alfredo DiCostanzo has been looking into hay waste and shared his findings on U ...

As a livestock producer I found myself wondering about how much hay my livestock waste and what the affects are in certain feeding methods on my livestock. I asked myself, are there better methods ...

MANHATTAN, Kan. — As the new year begins, often it is a time when people begin budgeting. In the cattle business, the drought of 2022 is influencing how producers are having to manage reduced access ...

It’s inevitable; winter weather always leads to cattle producers feeding their livestock supplemental forage, something that can be quite costly depending on the hay’s quality and availability. Kansas ...

TROY, Mo. — Drought has pushed livestock producers to hunt for emergency hay. “If you are lucky enough to have hay, take special care to reduce waste this year,” University of Missouri Extension ...

As producers prepare for winter weather and take stock in their hay supplies, it is important to consider hay feeding management. We know that hay feeding reduces financial efficiency. In fact, OSU ...