Carson Roberts is the state forage specialist with University of Missouri Extension. He said to increase profits and incentivize more supply, costs need to fall. “The low hanging fruit? Hay,” he said.

Hay requires a lot of heat from the sun and air to dry the grass. Former councilor and hay farmer Mohamud Abdirahman Adan at a haystack Hay is grass, legumes, or other green plants that have been cut ...

SMITH THOMAS For Farm & Ranch Jul 20, 2021 Jul 20, 2021 0 Ranchers in the West have typically grazed cattle on summer pastures — often in the mountains or desert rangelands near their ranch or on ...

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During the cold winter when pastures contain scant forage, hay is the typical diet for cattle, horses, sheep and goats. Next to pasture, good quality hay is the ideal feed. However, there are ...

ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Despite some exceptionally cold temperatures this winter, Jared Luhman, a cow-calf producer at Dry Creek Farms in Goodhue, Minnesota, was able to enjoy a relatively average year of ...

Colorado—In the May 22 report, compared to last report, trade activity and demand light. Small squares of horse quality alfalfa hay and grass hay sold unevenly steady. New crop contracts are seeing ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — Southeast Texas farmers and ranchers could face long term effects and devastating consequences from the extreme drought. There's a shortage of grass for cattle to graze on and some ...