Forage testing and balanced nutrition are vital for sheep and goat performance, affecting milk production, weaning weights ...

Mature hay is hay. It may be brome hay, prairie hay or any other type of hay. But in the end, it’s just hay until it’s been tested. Forage tests tell the tale of whether hay is of good quality and ...

Mixed hay and legume hay performed better, with TDN values reaching up to 69.6% and 61.9%, respectively. Whether you’re ...

We were joking with our son the other night that he has been replaced as my wife’s favorite child by the dog. However, it appears Zues is trying to work his way down the list. He began by digging up ...

If you haven't been testing the forage you feed to livestock, this might be the year to start. Many livestock producers across the Upper Midwest will be feeding an unusual blend of high- and ...

Evaluating hay for horses can be complicated, and the appearance of hay doesn’t always correspond to its quality. A feed ...

Science has helped advance grazing and forage over the past century. By: Gary Bates, Professor and Director, University of Tennessee Beef and Forage Center I remember times many years ago that I had ...

The Oklahoma State University Extension Soil, Water and Forage Analytical Laboratory on the OSU campus tests more than 58,000 samples each year to protect Oklahoma’s natural resources and support ...

Follow this link to read more about understanding a forage analysis. Marc deManigold knows it's time to change the ration. At Grace Farms in northern Missouri, cows are about 60 days from calving, a ...

The Lakota Bull Test is an all forage bull test held at Lakota Ranch in Culpeper County, managed by Jeremy Engh. One hundred and 30 bulls in three age groups are being tested at the farm, to be joined ...