Ease of management is the driver for a family farm in east Devon to leave the job of rearing heifer replacements to the cows ...

Small square bale producers continue to sell out of 2024 hay as new crop first cutting nears. Record high cattle prices have cattle feeders hesitating on making offers for 2025 hay. Missouri—In ...

The floods and drought are having a major impact on livestock markets, particularly the cattle trade, as southern farmers ...

Cattle producers cannot afford to waste a valuable resource like hay in even the best years. “Management of input costs ... using the right type of bale feeder can make a significant cost-savings ...

We need to be more efficient. Prices have gone up on things like seed and fertilizer, like everything else. We do get higher ...

ADAIR COUNTY, Mo. — Thousands of dollars’ worth of cattle feed went up in smoke Tuesday in Adair County. Between 50 and 100 large hay bales caught fire and were destroyed. It happened just before noon ...

The best way to utilize cornstalks is to graze them. Cattle ... feed. Hauling manure back to the harvested fields will displace some fertilizer costs associated with cornstalk removal. Generally, ...

2025 Feeder Pigs: 50 lbs and under: N/A; 50-60lbs: N/A; 60-80lbs: Up to 80.00/cwt; 80-100 lbs: Up to 120.00/hd; 100 lbs and over: Up to 165.00/hd. Large Square Hay: 120.00-150.00/ton; Dry Cow Hay/Beef ...

FEEDER CATTLE: As of 04/25/25 sale ... Up to 170.00/hd. Small Square Hay: 3.75-4.00/bale; Large Square Hay: 150.00-185.00/ton; Large Round Dairy Quality Hay: 190.00-200.00/ton; Dry Cow Hay/Beef Cow ...

Bill said Keosauqua Sale Co. has a very large outdoor market that he calls a “true community sale.” It encompasses all ...

Levels of government have used the federal funded program over the past two years for various functions. Barry County used a ...

“We’re not making bales, we’re not hauling ... they’ll supplement with hay. He’s seen the cows eat the chaff piles before eating the hay, and said the chaff can provide some “decent feed nutrition.” ...