Nutrient composition of fed rations differs from formulated rations due to day-to-day variation in dry matter (DM) content and nutrient composition of forages, as well as mixing wagon variation and sorting.

Modern farm equipment has evolved as a response to farmers’ desires for increased crop yields, greater productivity and lower operating costs. With the advanced capabilities of today’s machines comes greater requirements for new solutions for customer support and innovative ways to diagnose a problem so repairs can be completed quickly and accurately.

Crazy Bob’s Cut Rate was an independent gas station a couple of blocks up the road from where we moved to in Nampa, Idaho, the summer of 1956.

“Are you sure she’s ok? Her breathing sure doesn’t sound right.” It was my wife’s concerned query as she stood next to me holding one hind leg of the 200-pound calf as I held the other leg.

What does it mean to have good-quality hay? Well, here in the Southeast means you can get some nice prizes and a lot of recognition. That is what the Southeastern Hay Contest (SEHC) has been proudly doing for 17 years, recognizing the effort put by our farmers on producing good-quality hay.

An online tool is now available to help ranchers document and estimate payments to cover feed transportation costs caused by drought, which are now covered by the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-raised Fish Program (ELAP).

Overall unit sales of both ag tractors and combines continue their growth above an already-hot pace set in 2020, according to the latest data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM).

Fairbanks Scales announces new weigh-in-motion railroad track scale 

Editor's note: This article has been updated with the latest 2021 hay production estimates. Multiple factors are coming into play as the 2021 hay harvest season winds down and new-crop marketing picks up.