With BMR corn becoming less available, short-stature corn is emerging as a silage option that can still improve fiber ...

As seed companies phase out brown midrib corn silage hybrids, producers are reevaluating how to maintain forage quality and ...

Conserving multispecies swards as hay instead of silage has cut losses from spoilage and saved wrapping and disposal costs for Sam Pearman’s outwintered suckler cows on a bale-grazing system. See also ...

One would think heavy nutrient demands on beef cows in February-March would result in a poor calving season — and if proper ...

Bob and Josh Hiemstra of Brandon, Wis., milk 120 Holstein cows and raise 135 beef-on-dairy cattle on their diversified farm in western Fond du Lac County. The 69-year-old father and 49-year-old son ...

This 2026 Missouri Ruralist Master Farmer from Sheridan, Mo., spends time advocating for her way of life in order to protect it for the next generation.

Good cow nutrition is crucial following calving to get cows rebred. Let’s look at the reason for using our top tier hay after calves hit the ground. Because cows experience a lot of stress after ...

You probably don’t think about it when you bite into a burger or steak, but what goes into Montana beef is more than pasture ...

Beef prices have climbed to record or near-record levels in many U.S. markets, straining household grocery budgets. A shrinking national cattle herd, high feed costs, and persistent drought conditions ...

DUBUQUE, Iowa — Cattlemen who reduce the feed costs for their cow-calf herd can improve the profitability of their operation.

For the week ending March 14, Western Canadian yearlings and backgrounded cattle traded $10 to $15 lower on average compared to seven days earlier. Calves were unchanged to $10/cwt lower on average.

Maize may be a tropical crop by origin, but fresh breeding progress is changing perceptions about where it can be grown successfully.