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

The duty-free quotas included in the U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement offer plenty of capacity for establishing a foothold for U.S. beef in Morocco.

Marfrig Global Foods announced a restructuring of its North and South American beef businesses and named Eduardo Miron as CEO.

With U.S. pork facing trade barriers in some of its largest destinations, building strong demand in Central America and the Dominican Republic has been especially critical for the U.S. pork industry.

While most farmers certainly won’t turn down a year with ample rain, the frequency of rainfall can pose a challenge to putting up high-quality hay for the winter months.

Aggressively monitor corn plant dry matter so you don’t miss silage harvest window.

Grazing fresh young alfalfa can induce bloat in cattle. Bloat can sometimes be fatal to cattle.

As we move forward to a late spring, temperatures are warming up and alfalfa producers are having questions on how to access their alfalfa fields for winter injury.

Don't forget about safety when sampling silage.

Take a moment to meet with harvest staff to go through safety guidelines.

Any farmer that has had forage tested bought hay or entered a hay show, there is a chance they are familiar with the acronym, RFV.

The cost of constructing a hay barn can be daunting. However, storing hay in a barn is an excellent way to reduce DM loss.

Late planting and a potentially early frost will make this year's corn silage crop challenging to feed.

December has been a busy month for calls and visits from cattle producers concerned about fescue foot among their herd.

If the pasture of stockpile is heavy, then it can often be grazed even under fairly wet conditions without too much long-term damage but, you will need to have a watchful eye.

Although water is the cheapest nutrient we may purchase or provide, it is the one we provide the most of on a per pound basis.

Global feed production is at an all-time high. In the 2019 Global Feed Survey, Alltech estimates a 3% growth to 1.068 billion metric tons of feed produced.

Springtime brings the growth of new spring grasses, but also the potential for grass tetany.

In some cases, plants can become more toxic during drought and heat stress.  In addition, there is the increased potential for cattle to ingest toxic plants due to lack of other feedstuffs.

Grass tetany might be easily defined as a deficiency of magnesium, but for Dick Kurtz of Oregon, Mo., it just means trouble. He lost three cows in March to the disorder and is carefully watching a few more.