These four measurements can help you determine what your herd needs are for additional nutrition. Harvested forages, like hay, are a significant investment for cattle nutrition programs. The U.S.

Alfalfa is an excellent choice to feed as a supplement to beef cows that are later in their pregnancy. Seldom do we think of hay as being a supplement, but the right high-quality forage, such as ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. — Precise feed rations are critical to maintaining a healthy cattle herd in the most efficient way possible. Slick bunk management is the process of prescribing the appropriate amount ...

Feeding cattle is usually a simple affair in which producers feed a grassy mixture of hay and supplement with a 20% range cube. The pelleted feed increases the protein of the ration to meet the cow’s ...

Cereal rye grain possesses many uses within crop and livestock production. Growers make rye part of their corn-soybean crop rotation to boost yields, while ranchers needing an alternative feed might ...

Just like people, livestock require the correct amount of nutrients in their diets. To help producers easily determine the nutrients in feed mixes, the Clemson University Precision Agriculture group ...

Cattle feed rations are not all made the same and some of the protein sources are digested and utilized in different ways. A Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service-based study is determining how to ...

SLAYTON, Minn. — When Erik Loe of South Dakota State University asked the crowd at Cattle Feeder Day if they were feeding distillers grains in their beef operations, every hand went in the air. The ...

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East Idaho rancher Matt Thompson knows there’s a payday coming if he can hold onto his cattle, as ranchers continue culling marginal livestock rather than feeding them extremely expensive rations ...

LINCOLN — "Market Journal" will examine advantages and disadvantages of feeding corn gluten and distillers grain to beef and dairy cattle on Thursday. The ...