I am not much on New Year’s resolutions. I have tried making some in the past and failed. I think the big reason they don’t ...

Mature hay is hay. It may be brome hay, prairie hay or any other type of hay. But in the end, it’s just hay until it’s been tested. Forage tests tell the tale of whether hay is of good quality and ...

Forage quality should be a primary component of setting goals for hay harvesting. "Plant stage and maturity at the time of cutting directly impact the quality of the final hay, whether grass, alfalfa ...

Livestock production depends largely on the feeding program; and what you should feed your animals will depend on an analysis of the forage quality. So, what is forage quality? It is the potential of ...

The Division of Regulatory Services, in collaboration with the Kentucky Department of Agriculture and the Cooperative ...

We were joking with our son the other night that he has been replaced as my wife’s favorite child by the dog. However, it appears Zues is trying to work his way down the list. He began by digging up ...

Beef cattle producers in southwest Missouri have about four months to manage their forage supply to accommodate their beef cattle’s nutrient needs according to Eldon Cole, field specialist in ...

Excessively wet silage (>70% moisture) usually results in fermentation dominated by undesirable butyric acid-forming bacteria, the loss of large volumes of highly digestible nutrients through seepage, ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A Purdue University Extension specialist is warning livestock owners that forage they harvested earlier this year likely has lower-than-usual nutritional quality. Without proper ...

Animals feed in one of the dips at Eldoret Technical Training Institute Kapseret area in Uasin Gishu County. [Peter Ochieng, Standard] For farmers in livestock enterprises such as dairy cows and goats ...

Animals feed in one of the dips at Eldoret Technical Training Institute Kapseret area in Uasin Gishu County. [Peter Ochieng, Standard] For farmers in livestock enterprises such as dairy cows and goats ...