These four measurements can help you determine what your herd needs are for additional nutrition. Harvested forages, like hay, are a significant investment for cattle nutrition programs. The U.S.

BROOKINGS, S.D. — When feeding cattle, it’s important to know the nutrition within your feed ratio. “When we go to feed our cattle, we want to make sure that what we’re feeding them meets the goals ...

Alfalfa is an excellent choice to feed as a supplement to beef cows that are later in their pregnancy. Seldom do we think of hay as being a supplement, but the right high-quality forage, such as ...

Kansas State University graduate student discusses how producers can use a failed wheat crop in their cattle rations.

Just like people, livestock require the correct amount of nutrients in their diets. To help producers easily determine the nutrients in feed mixes, the Clemson University Precision Agriculture group ...

SLAYTON, Minn. — When Erik Loe of South Dakota State University asked the crowd at Cattle Feeder Day if they were feeding distillers grains in their beef operations, every hand went in the air. The ...

The latest United States Cattle on Feed report showed a small increase in numbers of cattle going through the nation’s larger feedlots during July, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, ...

Corn silage is a wonderful feed for dairy cattle. It is a lot of work, but once it is in the yard and put up properly, nutritionists love to include corn silage in a ration for energy and more milk ...

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 ...

Just like people, livestock require the correct amount of nutrients in their diets. To help producers easily determine the nutrients in feed mixes, the Clemson University Precision Agriculture group ...