Storing big round hay bales by lining them up along the fence row may be easy, but it is not economical. Baled forage probably constitutes the highest percentage of winter feed cost we have wrapped up ...

Hay is a major crop in the state of Tennessee, and many producers are gearing up for hay season as we march into the month of May. Since 2006, Tennessee hay producers have averaged harvesting 1.86 ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- Adequate hay storage is critical to minimize the loss in both value and nutrients of hay, which makes up a large portion of livestock producers' annual feed costs. "Stored forages ...

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.

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 ...

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — 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 ...

Plentiful hay supplies and record-high beef prices made this a Christmas to remember for Upper Midwest cattle producers, especially after widespread drought and storms in 2012 and 2013. “There’s just ...