In recent years, substantial progress has been made in understanding biological and genetic sources of variation in feed ...

Winter is around the corner and, hopefully, we have managed the ranch in a manner to avoid high feed costs. The most economical way to feed beef cattle is use of year-round, good quality grazing of ...

Farmers and ranchers who need to preserve feed for their livestock over the winter or during periods of drought often turn to bagging silage. Silage is grass or other green fodder that has been ...

Winter swath grazing loses feed quality but strategic supplementation helps pregnant cows maintain body condition.

A herd of hungry cattle isn't a pretty sight. So scientists are developing forage grasses that provide nutritious forage to livestock in the southern Great Plains, US, throughout the year. A key goal ...

For most small-scale farmers, the biggest challenge is deciding where to start, beginning with what the land can ...

Beef cattle producers in southwest Missouri have about four months to manage their forage supply to accommodate their beef cattle’s nutrient needs according to Eldon Cole, field specialist in ...

ALLISON, Iowa -Allison cattle producers Edward and Randal Johnson and Scott Bruns have been using cover crops to protect soil and extend forage supplies for several years. They shared their ...

Agronomists at Kansas State University believe that crabgrass could be used as an alternative cattle forage during summer.

Mulubrhan Gebremikael runs a project funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in collaboration with USAID. Africa’s cattle feed production is a boom-and-bust cycle. Most of the continent’s ...