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.

Arguing that farmers deserve the consequences of policies they did not write isn't economics but rather a society that has ...

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 ...

University of Missouri livestock and forage specialists are reporting ergot infestations that can cause major losses in livestock, said MU Extension state specialist in veterinary toxicology and ...

Ana Williams-BergenNorth Country at Work: A young farmer near Watertown makes sacrifices to do what he loves Peter Winkler has always wanted to be a farmer - even though it’s not the easiest way to ...

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 ...

Standing in one of her hay fields on the outskirts of York and looking at the struggling plants around her, farmer Angela Serino says it is a "sorry sight". The drought in Yorkshire has brought ...

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THAT FIRE STILL BURNING SUNDAY NIGHT? YOU COULD SEE NEXT TO ME THOSE HAY BALES, ALMOST TWO YEARS WORTH OF WORK HAS BEEN ...