Storing big round hay bales by lining them up along the fence row may be easy, but it is not economical. Baled forage probably constitutes the highest percentage of winter feed cost we have wrapped up ...

With a shortage of standing forage for cattle and the low availability of hay, it is more important than ever this winter to reduce waste when feeding hay. Hay waste is normal, but it can be ...

“As hay season continues, I see a lot of large round hay bales being stored outside,” says University of Missouri Extension livestock field specialist Patrick Davis. If hay is not stored properly ...

Feeding cattle can be a labor intensive process, and research at Central Grasslands Research Extension Center in Streeter, North Dakota, provides some guidance on practices that can ease the time ...

For many Ohio livestock operations, hay remains one of the largest and most important feed resources on the farm. Yet hay quality can vary widely depending ...

A Monroe farmer loads hay bales onto a trailer while working in a field in 2009. Credit: Gabor Degre / BDN As far as livestock are concerned, there is no right answer when it comes to choosing round ...

This compostable net wrap fits for regenerative agriculture and changes hay feeding, saving hours of labor and the lives of ...

Do not simply pull a handful of hay from the end of the bale as your sample. That will not give an accurate result.

Life on a homestead always circles back to feeding time and having a homestead animal feeding plan is essential. From people ...

We plan to fill our hay barns with roughly 50 tons of small round bales. Nothing marks the onset of summer for me like making hay. In Kansas, we often get our cool-season meadows put up by mid-June.