When driving in Kansas, it is easy to spot big, round hay bales that are wrapped in plastic and ready to be fed to cattle. When it is time to feed the bale, some producers put the hay with the wrap on ...

One of the most important tools for livestock producers is a sharp No. 2 pencil. The pencil and some basic arithmetic can help take the emotion out of desperate measures to find feed. Through the ...

Greg Pittman occasionally weighs a bale of his homegrown hay, so he'll know how much hay he's actually feeding his cows. (DTN/Progressive Farmer photo by Becky Mills) When a producer calls Jackson ...

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 ...

LUBBOCK, Texas — As the largest wildfire in Texas history ravages the Texas Panhandle, locals across the South Plains search for ways to help. One of the top concerns was cattle near those affected ...

Feeding cattle can be a labor intensive process, and research at Central Grasslands Research Extension Center in Streeter, North Dakota, provides some guidance on practices that can ease the time ...

Feed represents the single largest cost for cow-calf producers. When supplies are tight, reducing storage and feeder waste can save $1,800 or more per 50 cows over a typical 120-day winter.