Reported dry matter losses for the different rings were: poly rings (21%), open-bottom steel rings (20.5%), sheeted rings (12 ...

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Columbiana Soil and Water Conservation District program administrator Pete Conkle considers the various options for feeding ...

“Open-bottom feeders make it easy for cattle to pull the hay out and increase waste,” she said. “Research shows that 16-21% of that original bale weight can get wasted with them due to ...

It’s inevitable; winter weather always leads to cattle producers feeding their livestock supplemental forage, something that ...

One of the top concerns was cattle ... to feed them really quick,” said Quinton Whitfield, owner of High Winds Hay & Transport. Whitfield said they’ve taken three loads of hay bales up north ...