As winter settles in across the region, livestock and owners alike are adjusting to freezing temperatures, snowfall and ...
November is a good time to review winter feeding plans, according to University of Missouri Extension livestock specialist Eric Meusch. “Forage growth has come to an end, so making sure producers have ...
Cattle eat hay as sleet begins to fall. A skirt around the bottom of hay bale rings can help reduce hay waste. It’s important to maintain good cattle nutrition through winter, and this year could ...
GREAT FALLS — Ranchers in parts of Montana hit by a relentless winter are struggling to keep their cattle alive as snow is hindering access to feed. The Great Falls Tribune reports a series of winter ...
Livestock producers looking for lower-priced winter feed may want to consider some lower quality forages and crop residues. These materials can be used as a way to reduce the cost of winter feeding, ...
ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Despite some exceptionally cold temperatures this winter, Jared Luhman, a cow-calf producer at Dry Creek Farms in Goodhue, Minnesota, was able to enjoy a relatively average year of ...
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 ...
Seaweed is once again showing promise for making cattle farming more sustainable. A new study by researchers at the UC Davis found that feeding grazing beef cattle a seaweed supplement in pellet form ...
BOZEMAN - You've heard of corn-fed beef. How about pea-fed beef? Sixteen tons of field peas recently arrived at Montana State University, signaling the beginning of a 90-day experiment to see how beef ...