When dining at a new restaurant and the eating utensil is unexpectedly chopsticks instead of a fork, it can make for a challenging experience. Similarly, newly weaned calves also have to adjust when ...

With a shortage of standing forage for cattle and the low availability of hay, it is more important than ever this winter to reduce waste when feeding hay. Hay waste is normal, but it can be ...

Hay season is always a challenge. In most years it seems the weather pattern never matches our grasses’ growth stage to harvest forage as dry hay at the peak of quality and quantity. We may luck out ...

When managed correctly, incorporating co-products into winter feeding programs can stretch limited hay supplies, maintain cow ...

As producers prepare for winter weather and take stock in their hay supplies, it is important to consider hay feeding management. We know that hay feeding reduces financial efficiency. In fact, OSU ...

As a livestock producer I found myself wondering about how much hay my livestock waste and what the affects are in certain feeding methods on my livestock. I asked myself, are there better methods ...

Rachel Fraser speaks to Kirsten Holland, BVetMed(hons), MRCVS, of Paragon Veterinary Group and independent equine nutritionist, Clare MacLeod MSc RNutr, to find out more about whether horses need to ...

As we approach the hay-feeding season, producers should keep in mind that hay is the most common source of stored feed that is used in beef cattle operations. Hay that is harvested at the proper stage ...

Looking for a simple metric for how much hay to feed a horse? Equine nutritionist Clare MacLeod explains a how time can be more influential than ...

Bulengeni livestock expert Laban Buyi shows a bale of Chloris gayana. Looking on is Gilbert Magomu, a field officer. Photo by GEORGE KATONGOLE. “Many farmers are very ambitious, especially those that ...