BROOKINGS, S.D. - According to U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service, over the last decade hay production has decreased 11 percent while at the same time, hay prices ...

With winter on our doorstep, many beef producers in Pottawatomie County are feeding hay. This time of year is always a good time to remember our method of feeding hay can cost or save you money.

With the current cost of feeds including hays, combatting waste is a good way to save some money. There are several shapes and sizes of hay from small square bales, rounds bales to large square bales.

After two years of droughts in Missouri, hay supplies are low, with many producers feeding hay during the summer months and lacking the pasture growth to get the tonnage comparable to previous year’s ...

Tyrus C. of Leon, WV is the creator of the Automatic Round Bale Hay Feeder, a gravity-fed system designed to automatically refill animal feeders with new bales of hay. Two angled sections are ...

STILLWATER, Okla. -- The historic 2011 drought aside, cattle producers cannot afford to waste a valuable resource such as hay in even the best years. "Management of input costs is a key business ...

It’s inevitable; winter weather always leads to cattle producers feeding their livestock supplemental forage, something that can be quite costly depending on the hay’s quality and availability. Kansas ...

While many are enjoying the upturn in the cattle cycle, there is no better time to practice diligence and frugality to keep revenues in the business. As you are aware, feed costs constitute up to 70 ...

Topper’s horns were wedged tight in the metal hay feeder. While reaching for a tasty bit of hay, he pushed his head into the feeder and turned his horns just so. Like a Chinese finger trap, the feeder ...