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.

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 ...

Anderson Hay will be allowed to continue paying farmers for forage crops on an “interim basis” while their contracts are reviewed by a bankruptcy judge. The company recently filed for Chapter 11 ...

A major Northwest forage exporter has warned a bankruptcy judge that farmers may stop doing business with the company unless they’re soon paid money owed for hay. Anderson Hay of Ellensburg, Wash., is ...

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 ...

Consolidation in ag, higher input prices, land access issues and other obstacles are making it hard for young farmers to gain a foothold in U.S. agriculture ...

If you didn’t make hay, what could you do instead? Carson Roberts, Missouri extension state forage specialist, says the consensus in the beef industry is making your own hay is the cheapest way to ...