Every operation has its own unique approach to feeding cattle through the winter. Some feed hay on the ground in open fields, some use hay rings or feeders, or one of the many other options. Regardless of which option is used, each situation will come with challenges. Wear and tear to pastures, feed waste, equipment challenges – the list goes on.

Brandi Buzzard Frobose is the director of communications and editor of the Red Angus Magazine for the Red Angus Association of America and co-owner of High Bar Cattle Company in Greeley, Kansas.