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

Kansas State University beef production specialist Emma Briggs discusses the advantages and disadvantages of three kinds of ...

How many bales of hay per acre can you yield? Explore this comprehensive guide to maximizing output, including tips on small ...

Glacier FarmMedia - Although total mixed ration mixers have historically been popular on dairy farms, they are also becoming more common on beef ...

Our cattle usually spent their winters outside in a corral next to the barn where my dad fed them big round bales of hay in feeders. At night the cattle slept on a big pile of straw, sheltered by ...

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

Cattle producers cannot afford to waste a valuable resource like hay in even the best years ... “Unfortunately, one of the most common types of hay feeders on Oklahoma livestock operations is the open ...

Our workload doubles overnight as the farm lies frozen under a heavy blanket of snow, leaving endless hungry mouths to feed out on ... their way through a round bale of hay. It didn’t take ...

“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 ...