Nutrition

Harvested tons of all hay trended higher during most of the 20th Century, but lower during the 21st Century.

This interactive, online tool helps farmers and cattle producers connect and develop mutually beneficial agreements to use crop residue and forage cover crops for grazing.

Information on when cows did get pregnant during the breeding season can be very informative.

The difference between legume and grass is largely due to their structural makeup.

While hay is often used to feed cows through the winter, current prices make corn a competitive option to feeding hay.

Low prices and adverse harvest conditions often drive us toward alternative options that – if nothing else – are perceived to add value to a crop.

Producers delivering fiber based protein supplements to cows grazing low quality forages may be able to reduce the frequency of supplementation.

Prussic acid is found when susceptible plants are under drought conditions or after a light frost.

The new Feed Technology Center at the University of Illinois will replace the 1920s-era feed mill south of campus in Urbana.

Odd fall weather and fescue pasture growth set up potential poisonous pastures causing fescue foot in cow herds.

Estimating forage usage by cows is an important part of the task of calculating winter feed needs. Hay or standing forage intake must be estimated in order to make the calculations.

Many producers learned an unfortunate lesson last year, and have increased their hay storage amounts this year to avoid similar issues next spring.

Fall weather may have created risk to animal feed

Certain parts of the Corn Belt experienced extreme weather and temperature conditions, leading to damaging levels of ear rot. If you’re one of those farmers be sure to test corn for Mycotoxins.

Warm-season grasses are plentiful in hay producing areas, but the rain that helped improve growing conditions following an extended period of drought is hurting their chances for more round bales.

It’s time to get back to what we all love—watching new calves born, feeding the first few loads of corn silage, and seeing your kids help with chores. Here are five rules of wisdom we all need to be reminded of.

Corn residue can serve many purposes on cow/calf operations in the Upper Midwest. From grazing to bedding; however, it may be one of the most underutilized resources we can access to produce beef.

There's an old saying about warm-season grass: "First year it sleeps. Second year it creeps. Third year it leaps."

In order to successfully produce alfalfa, there are several things that are important.

Body condition score at calving is the single most important trait determining when a cow resumes heat cycles and therefore when she is likely to re-conceive for the next calf crop.