Testing forage quality is key to exercising proper cattle nutrition all year long. According to Andrew McCorkill, University of Missouri Extension livestock specialist, alfalfa is a sweet treat to ...

From beehives dripping with honey, to greenhouses where tomato and carrot seedlings are started, rolling fields of corn and ...

Fifty-six percent of Colorado River water goes to animal food. We must address the elephant in the room — or better yet, the ...

COLUMBUS - On Dec. 21, Leslie Ward, 39, pulled up to a barn at The Sanctuary at Red Bell Run, a rescue for horses and other ...

Choosing the right protein may help bring the cost of feed down and more accurately meet the needs of our cattle. In some rations, alfalfa might be that choice. Whether cattle are on winter range ...

Eleven individuals representing qualifying Farm Bureau Promotion & Education states make up the P&E Committee. Its mission is ...

Cows will eat more of the high-quality hay compared to the moderate and low-quality ... Staging Hay With inventory complete, consider organizing the stackyard by hay and forage quality. Stage by type ...

Fondomonte Arizona uses groundwater to grow alfalfa for export. It may sound good to call that a public nuisance, but it ...

Farm manager John Martin will grow more corn and wheat and less alfalfa this year for the 2,200 cows at his California dairy. (Photo: Catherine Merlo) At central California’s Rynsburger Dairy, John ...

I first heard about how a Saudi-owned farm company growing alfalfa to feed cows in the Middle East was draining aquifers in La Paz County back in 2015. It was one of those that-can’t-be-right ...

Fall calving cows in peak lactation are at the highest their nutrient requirements will be all year. For these animals, even ...

Alfalfa, often referred to as "the queen of forages," is a key component of livestock feed, particularly for dairy cows, beef cattle, and other animals. Its high nutritional value, rich in fiber, ...