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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.

There’s a consensus that making hay is the cheapest way to feed cattle through the winter, but University of Missouri Extension state forage specialist Carson Roberts disagrees. “This couldn’t be ...

Cool-season grasses transition from the vegetative to the reproductive stage in May, making it the best time to harvest for yield and quality. Cut before seeds develop for best results. “Once they go ...

I am a regular reader of your weekly column. Thank you for the good work you are doing in educating us on many topics in livestock keeping. Like any other farmer, I have had great challenges with feed ...

Farm Rescue’s “Operation Hay Lift” was activated to help ranchers who lost pasture and feed supplies in the Ranger Road Fire.

Retiring Penn State agronomist Ron Hoover continues building a thriving hay business, supplying horse owners using rented ...

I am a regular reader of your weekly column. Thank you for the good work you are doing in educating us on many topics in livestock keeping.