Editor’s note: The views expressed here are the author’s own and do not represent the view of High Plains Journal. Jerry Nine ...

Cow-calf production in the upper Midwest is not historically profitable every year without significant cost savings in winter ...

Providing extra hay and feed may be needed on extremely cold winter days to help cattle meet their energy requirements. It’s inevitable; winter weather always leads to cattle producers feeding ...

Maintaining a healthy cow herd means maintaining a healthy rumen. Over the holiday season, humans may experience stomach ...

Much of the hay is used to feed cows locally or in nearby states. But increasing amounts of hay have also been exported in recent years to countries including China and Saudi Arabia. In one study ...

Proper nutrition is always important for cows, but it takes on added urgency during the cold days of late winter.

The largest single expense for most stockman is for winter feed, either purchased ... The more time that cattle can graze without needing hay, the more profitable they will be.