Beef producers with old hay stored on their operation often look for appropriate ways to incorporate that into the forage ...

Even auctioneers retire. And when they do it, it can be amazing how much “stuff” they, too, have accumulated. April 17 was the retirement auction for Gary Hotovec, who for 24 years operated ...

Episode 146For the Love of Goats As goat owners in America, we know the challenges we face in caring for our herds here at home. But what is it like to breed and raise goats in another country?

Little Eli was just shy of his 8-month milestone when he saw our snow-covered yard, so he didn’t have much of a reaction. He merely looked around at the fresh powder and winced at the sun’s ...

For the second year, Feeder Creek Farms in Belgrade is turning Christmas tree disposal into an opportunity — keeping trees out of landfills while treating their goats to a tasty treat.

Reduce hay waste with proven feeder design. Feeding hay is the most popular winter feeding strategy in the Midwest. In most cases, hay is packaged into large round bales and fed in some type of feeder ...

Feeding strategies for large round bales can be separated into use of a hay feeder and rolling bales out. A major advantage to rolling bales out is improved distribution of hay waste and manure over ...

For this article we will review three different hay storage methods; uncovered outside storage, tarp covered outside storage, and a barn. Most farmers that store round bales of hay use at least ...