For the health-conscious consumer, time spent reading the nutrient profiles of food packages is an important strategy to maintain a well-balanced diet. In much the same way, beef producers who know ...

Hay can’t be evaluated by touch, smell, color or any other on-the-spot technique. To get a true measure of forage quality, hay has to be tested. At a recent meeting of the Wilkes County, Georgia, ...

Wet weather conditions during hay season will likely result in lower forage quality. That is why it is important to test hay to determine forage quality according to Sarah Kenyon, agronomy specialist ...

One of the first considerations when purchasing hay is that it should be based on individual animal requirements. For optimal production, forage quality should be matched as closely as possible to the ...

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 ...

Rain and colder weather are signs of the beginning of winter and time for cattle producers and horse owners to start feeding hay. The first step in developing a hay-feeding program is to test all hay ...

When it gets cooler and spring and summer grasses stop growing, unless ranchers plant winter grass, they have to feed their cattle hay that they’ve grown or purchased. And just like when you’re ...

Accurately sampling and testing hay is the only way to get a real understanding of the nutritive value of feed. Using values from previous years or a “book value” can be costly since a producer may ...

KSU has opened an extension office in Barren County with a new hay testing lab. It's hay cutting season for Kentucky farmers and there's a new resource to improve profits. Kentucky State University ...