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.

The year was dry, forage is limited, last winter’s feed shortage is frozen into your memory, and you have cows to feed. With these thoughts in mind, maybe you harvested hay from the roadside—“ditch ...

Research going on at cooperating universities throughout the country will work to identify feed and water efficient cattle, which could mean big savings for producers and for the environment. Central ...

A cow at Wolfe's Neck Center eats a bundle of hay on an early April morning. They eat hay in the dairy barn during the winter months until they can begin grazing again in the summertime. Wolfe’s Neck ...