About this time last year, rice growers and cattle ranchers were looking at an interesting partnership: Could rice straw, if handled at the very green stage, be used as cattle feed? The term for this ...

The question of cheap corn is influencing the hay market these days. Will cheap corn push cattle and dairy expansion enough to increase hay demand? Or, will cheap corn become a substitute for hay in ...

Jack Daniel's ends cow feeder program, which provides cheap cattle feed, forcing Tennessee farmers to sell herds as costs to maintain the cattle rise.

Four months ago, my husband finally caved and let me get goats. Ever since, I’ve been reveling in our does’ antics…and trying hard to keep two voracious caprines fed. In addition to hay and pasture, ...

A pig or chicken spends its life-consuming feed concentrates while most beef is raised on grass to a weight of 750 pounds prior to entering the feedyard. The average slaughter weight of a steer is ...

The question of cheap corn is influencing the hay market these days. Will cheap corn push cattle and dairy expansion enough to increase hay demand? Or, will cheap corn become a substitute for hay in ...