With a shortage of standing forage for cattle and the low availability of hay, it is more important than ever this winter to reduce waste when feeding hay. Hay waste is normal, but it can be ...

Mid-February. The “interface” of feeding hay from last season while in various stages of fertilizer applications for this season. Completely unrelated? Not as much as you might think. If you’ve ever ...

Damaged, rained-on hay. Nearly everyone has to feed it sometime. How should your feeding practices be adjusted, though, to account for any damage caused by the rain? Rain can have numerous effects on ...

As we approach the hay-feeding season, producers should keep in mind that hay is the most common source of stored feed that is used in beef cattle operations. Hay that is harvested at the proper stage ...

Hay often is purchased or harvested without any consideration of what it contains or what it weighs. “If it looks good, it must be good feed,” is commonly the hay evaluation criteria. “Hay, What’s in ...

Hay season is always a challenge. In most years it seems the weather pattern never matches our grasses’ growth stage to harvest forage as dry hay at the peak of quality and quantity. We may luck out ...

It is only February and many livestock producers are already counting hay bales or frantically looking for quality hay for sale. The poor hay- drying conditions this past growing season has made ...