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It’s inevitable; winter weather always leads to cattle producers feeding their livestock supplemental forage, something that can be quite costly depending on the hay’s quality and availability. Kansas ...

Utilize a hanging goat hay feeder; no-waste feeding is the ideal solution for goats that prefer to play with their food instead of eating it. A hanging hay feeder for goats can be adjusted for any ...

As luck would have it, most of my does are ready to kid this record-cold January — thus all the straw bedding in the picture! One momma has even wallowed out a huge nest in the straw. In addition to ...

His parents, Frank and Ida, moved to Tatura in the Goulburn Valley in 1976, where his father ran an earthmoving business. In the 1980s, the farm’s dairy herd was updated with an influx of stud dairy ...

New and improved hay feeder and bunk designs are going a long way toward maximizing on-hand stocks of hay so they can last through the winter. This includes the recent availability of square hay bale ...

With the current cost of feeds including hays, combatting waste is a good way to save some money. There are several shapes and sizes of hay from small square bales, rounds bales to large square bales.

STILLWATER, Okla. -- The historic 2011 drought aside, cattle producers cannot afford to waste a valuable resource such as hay in even the best years. "Management of input costs is a key business ...

After two years of droughts in Missouri, hay supplies are low, with many producers feeding hay during the summer months and lacking the pasture growth to get the tonnage comparable to previous year’s ...

Simple items like hay feeders, giant rubber activity balls and shatter-proof mirrors can improve the health and welfare of stabled animals while also reducing frustration behaviors, according to ...