Moisture content of hay when it is baled influences yield, quality and storage capability. When hay is baled too dry, leaves fall to the ground, reducing both quality and yield. However, hay baled too ...

Early frost has damaged many acres of corn i. The stage of maturity of the corn and the intensity and duration of the freeze ...

Accurately sampling and testing hay is the only way to get a real understanding of the nutritive value of feed. Using values ...

A lot goes into making high-quality hay. Perhaps the primary way to produce the kind of hay that will give top milk and meat production is to cut the hay at the optimum stage of maturity. Whether it’s ...

Ranchers need to plan ahead regarding winter forage supplies, and this includes finding ways to store hay that help preserve quality and reduce moisture damage. This is especially important on a year ...

“As hay season continues, I see a lot of large round hay bales being stored outside,” says University of Missouri Extension livestock field specialist Patrick Davis. If hay is not stored properly ...

Weather trends toward drought have Texas cattle producers considering their options as cool-season forage planting gets ...

BILLINGS - Farmers took advantage of a relatively dry week to continue cutting down the first of what could - for some - be three alfalfa crops this season. But the hot, dry weather also further ...