Carson Roberts is the state forage specialist with University of Missouri Extension. He said to increase profits and incentivize more supply, costs need to fall. “The low hanging fruit? Hay,” he said.

About this time last year, rice growers and cattle ranchers were looking at an interesting partnership: Could rice straw, if handled at the very green stage, be used as cattle feed? The term for this ...

Hay is a staple feed for livestock in the southern Unites States, providing protein, energy, and fiber. It has been a tough year for good hay production and producers are trying to utilize any ...

During the cold winter when pastures contain scant forage, hay is the typical diet for cattle, horses, sheep and goats. Next to pasture, good quality hay is the ideal feed. However, there are ...

Colorado River water fills the furrows of a farm field in Blythe, Calif., where growers have been leaving some fields dry in exchange for cash payments to help conserve water. (Luis Sinco / Los ...

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. -- With his cattle ranch threatened by a deepening drought, Jim Stanko isn't cheered by the coming storm signaled by the sound of thunder. "Thunder means lightning, and ...

In a good year, the Lazy Two Cattle Company already would have harvested about 1,200 bales of hay by now, the beginning of a stockpile to get its cows, bulls and yearlings through the winter when ...

Demand is still very light for all hay offerings, according to the Kansas Department of Agriculture-USDA Market News Service, July 16. Hay prices, across the board, continue to weaken as new hay hits ...

It is not unusual for cattle producers to have favorite hay feeding areas for their livestock, but it is important not to default automatically to locations that may be selected based primarily on ...