A line of cows is the best treatment for your pasture. With a mob of cows, a paddock system, high-tensile wire, and electric fencing, you can cut hay expenses, improve soil and pasture health, and ...

Poor Ohio hay quality means farmers need energy supplements for livestock to maintain body condition this winter.

Planting trees in pastures to provide shade for cattle has the potential to increase dairy and beef cattle productivity and improve the animals’ reproductive performance. This is demonstrated in ...

Wheat planting is now on the mind for many growers and for some farmers and ranchers, that also leads to cattle on wheat pasture. According to Marty New, Oklahoma State University Extension southwest ...

Even though it’s sometimes frightful outside during the winter months, warm up by thinking ahead to maintaining those livestock watering setups when the cattle finally get turned out this spring. But ...

There are several ways to minimize the risk of bloat when cattle graze legume pastures, such as timing of grazing, paying attention to plant maturity, moisture, and weather. Choose a dry day and wait ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Beef producers should expand their knowledge about grass tetany and bloat to protect their cows, said a Purdue University expert. The recent temperature change from cold to warm ...

Since 2000, the area of land dedicated for livestock pasture around the world has declined by 1.4 million square kilometers (540,500 square miles) — an area about the size of Peru. A new report ...