Carson Roberts is the state forage specialist with University of Missouri Extension. He said to increase profits and incentivize more supply, costs need to fall. “The low hanging fruit? Hay,” he said.

Missouri ranks eighth in the nation in hay production, producing 4.83 million tons per year, according to the Missouri Department of Agriculture. Hay is a major feed for beef production and other ...

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 ...

If you didn’t make hay, what could you do instead? Carson Roberts, Missouri extension state forage specialist, says the consensus in the beef industry is making your own hay is the cheapest way to ...

There’s a consensus that making hay is the cheapest way to feed cattle through the winter, but University of Missouri Extension state forage specialist Carson Roberts disagrees. “This couldn’t be ...

I am a regular reader of your weekly column. Thank you for the good work you are doing in educating us on many topics in livestock keeping. Like any other farmer, I have had great challenges with feed ...

BULLARD, Texas (KETK)– After several years of extreme drought and one year of too much rain, hay producers are breathing a sigh of relief in 2025. “We had a decent hay year last year, but having a ...

Which stories caught the most attention in 2025? From New World screwworm (NWS) to cattle inventory levels and hay ...

Moisture content of hay when it is baled influences yield, quality and storage capability. When hay is baled too dry, leaves fall to the ground, reducing both quality and yield. However, hay baled too ...

For hay fever sufferers, the arrival of summer means more than long, warm nights and beach trips. Common allergens that can trigger hay fever symptoms include pollen and dust mites—and besides making ...

One good whiff is all it takes to send Paloma into a giddy gallop for the barn, where her human pals are loading bunks with luscious, leafy alfalfa hay. The nutrition-rich forage is like cake to the ...