Nutrition

The 2018 extended drought in southwest Missouri has left pastures and hayfields with few forages left at the end of summer according to Tim Schnakenberg, field specialist in agronomy, University of Missouri Extension.

Forage growers in Mississippi are trying to keep insects from making meals out of their hayfields and compromising their stockpiles of winter feed.

The growing season in Wisconsin and other areas in the upper Midwest this year has been a challenge. 

Extension agronomists do not recommend feeding flooded crops because they can be coated with silt and are at risk of clostridial fermentation. And that can lead to potentially deadly botulism toxins.

Test baled cornstalks for nitrate levels and feed them to cattle with caution, says University of Missouri Extension livestock specialist Gene Schmitz.

The World Forage Analysis Superbowl evaluated 843 entries and presented awards to top finishers at the World Forage Analysis Superbowl Awards Luncheon, sponsored by Mycogen Seeds, at World Dairy Expo.

When it comes to raising heifers, there is the risk of jeopardizing the quality of future herd replacements.

Being "persnickety," quality feed and having a great team all contributed to a "genetic freak" reaching her potential to be the world record holding cow for milk production.

There is no easy fix to a ‘missed’ silage cutting, but there are a few options to consider.

After a year of drought and weather challenges, some cattle farmers are putting in extra cover crops this fall to ease the forage burden. Here’s the top six cover crops cattle farmers are using to stretch fall grazing.