BY ALICIA BOORCottonwood Extension DistrictThis year’s weather has delayed harvest and left many wheat growers with fields of low-test ...

All rations need to be balanced, so it is important that the correct supplements are added under the advice of a good nutritionist. Adding some alfalfa hay to a low-quality feed base will make ...

“It can quickly and easily calculate a ration that’s balanced for the class, age and stage of growth of the livestock they’re producing.” A ration is the amount of feed given an animal ...

At Capper Trading they have been feeding beef cattle for over 40 years and have always recognised the importance of structural fibre in the diet. They developed the Complete range of feedstuffs ...

With grain prices at all-time highs and hay prices not far behind, livestock producers need to find ways to become more efficient to stay profitable. Producers are also receiving less for feeder ca… ...

Recently, a listener who plants rye as a cover crop asked the hosts of K-State’s Cattle Chat podcast if rye grain can be included in cattle rations. Kansas State University beef cattle ...

Harvested forages, like hay, are a significant investment for cattle nutrition programs. The U.S. Department of Agriculture currently estimates hay to cost $209 per ton as of September, up 28.3% ...

The ionophores pass through the digestive tract and do not relocate into muscle tissue. (I was co-author of a scientific paper on the use of an ionophore in cattle rations that was published in 1976.) ...

Farmers in 16 states grew high oleic soybeans on more than 1.1 million acres in 2023 and on 800,000 acres in 2024 (with ...

This year’s weather has delayed harvest and left many wheat growers with fields of low-test weight and sprouted grain. This ...