Just like people, livestock require the correct amount of nutrients in their diets. To help producers easily determine the nutrients in feed mixes, the Clemson University Precision Agriculture group ...

In evaluating feeding policy in livestock production, it is generally assumed that an optimal feeding policy will involve using least-cost rations throughout the production process. It is demonstrated ...

Alfalfa is an excellent choice to feed as a supplement to beef cows that are later in their pregnancy. Seldom do we think of hay as being a supplement, but the right high-quality forage, such as ...

Cereal rye grain possesses many uses within crop and livestock production. Growers make rye part of their corn-soybean crop rotation to boost yields, while ranchers needing an alternative feed might ...

Yesterday, I posted about how feeding cattle distillers grains — the leftover from the corn-based ethanol process — seems to raise the incidence of E. coli 0157. I was a bit vague on precisely how ...

Brett Reinford grew up on a dairy farm in Pennsylvania, and he remembers his farm’s cows being fed with cottonseed—35 years ago. “I remember digging tunnels through the cottonseed as a small boy,” he ...

When it comes to raising livestock, feed costs can make up a large percentage of total cost for production for livestock producers. A panel of livestock experts came together at the 39th annual Agweek ...

Texas voters will decide whether to approve a tax exemption on animal feed held as inventory at livestock retailers.

Farmers are being urged to test forages and calculate feed stocks now so winter diets can be balanced. Large parts of the Midlands, East England, South Wales and South West England have had little ...

WHAT could have been wasted food items are now being recycled into livestock feeds by Quincy Farm Products, and area farmers are taking notice.Producers visited the business at 3501 Wismann Lane last ...

Just like people, livestock require the correct amount of nutrients in their diets. To help producers easily determine the nutrients in feed mixes, the Clemson University Precision Agriculture group ...