AMES, Iowa – Iowa beef producers have to balance dietary and nutritional considerations with getting the most value for their dollar after feed prices skyrocketed this winter as a result of last ...

Cattlemen who reduce the feed costs for their cow-calf herd can improve the profitability of their operation. “Feed costs are the biggest cost by far for raising a cow,” said Mark Hilton, veterinarian ...

A meeting focused on “The Basics of Silage Production” is planned for May 18. The meeting will be hosted by Major County Cooperative Extension Service and held at Major County Fairgrounds, located at ...

Farmers are looking to drought-stressed corn for silage and balage to stretch limited hay supplies. Chopped corn silage offers beef producers better options than balage, says University of Missouri ...

Farmers are looking to drought-stressed corn for silage and balage to stretch limited hay supplies. But University of Missouri Extension livestock specialist Gene Schmitz said chopped corn silage ...

With cattle prices at record highs, margins remain tight and good management is critical to successful cattle finishing. Join UW Madison Extension Regional Educators and Specialists for a workshop ...

Nebraska Extension is partnering with Lallemand Animal Nutrition and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach to offer a one-day conference focused on one of the largest components of many beef ...

FARGO - Many North Dakota corn fields probably will not mature this year, resulting in an opportunity to harvest significant amounts of silage for animal feed, according to a North Dakota State ...

Lincoln, Neb. —Many cow-calf producers in Nebraska have become accustomed to using distillers grains as a source of both protein and energy to help meet the nutritional needs of lactating cows from ...

Delayed plantings, wet spring weather and damaged alfalfa crops are combining to generate forage and hay challenges for beef and dairy producers, however, alternative feed sources do remain, say ...