Depending on access to grazed forages, many producers in a dry lot scenario opt to feed hay in ring feeders. While bunk feeding is the “gold standard” for waste minimization, there is significant ...

“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 ...

Hay is a critical feed for livestock worldwide ... In Kenya, the average yield for small square bales is around 200 to 275 bales, 15 kilograms each, per acre of land (for Boma Rhodes grass).

Carryover hay will lose tonnage, get damage if there is a lot of rain this spring if it’s not covered or in a shed especially on the large square bales. Warmer temperatures on the horizon next ...

and when it comes to hay waste, using the right type of bale feeder can make a significant cost-savings difference,” said Dave Lalman, Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension beef cattle ...

Feed costs for horses include roughage (hay) and concentrates. The cost of concentrates ... as it has probably been brought in from the Eastern Cape. Currently, square bales cost between R120 and R150 ...

“I have used small square bales of alfalfa hay as a supplement. One of the easier things ... “The total cost of producing milo with no mechanical harvest costs allows us to feed our cattle for just 60 ...

I started the Hollywood Ranch House hay ... Holstein cattle plus some “colored” feeder cattle still bring in buyers. Plus this auction has a reputation for quality hay and straw bales.

At the height of the flood, the Red River was the largest river in North America, covering 1,840 square kilometres of ... reinforced with hay bales, to act as a breakwater in front of the new ...

Life has not slowed down at Stratford Ecological Center on Liberty Road in the last month. The extensive online farm camp registration resulted in, yet another year of every spot filled and a waiting ...