Cattle producers have had to feed corn sometimes priced $8 per bushel, throwing a “monkey wrench into the break-evens.” Some are marketing cattle a little lighter-weight, with a little less time.

John Heinberg, Total Farm Marketing, says corn made new contract lows again as funds continue to sell with no major weather ...

Cereal rye grain possesses many uses within crop and livestock production. Growers make rye part of their corn-soybean crop rotation to boost yields, while ranchers needing an alternative feed ...

K-State beef cattle nutritionist Phillip Lancaster says digestibility increases by 5% when corn is cracked. Beef producers make decisions about what to feed their animals daily and the answer ...

Since Christmas, March corn has traded between $6.75 and $6.80 on 22 out of 27 days. March beans have also traded sideways with values between $15.00 and $15.40 for 25 out of 27 days. The market ...

It is essential to note that there are different grades of corn for different purposes, and they should not be mixed. Yellow ...

Bale grazing is a viable option for winter cattle feeding, compared to feeding the same hay in a dry lot. Photo taken Nov. 4, 2024, near Watertown, South Dakota.

Mountains of yellow feed corn sprawl across a storage lot in Nebraska. Corn-fed cattle have a higher fat content than grass-fed cattle, and fattier meats contribute to more weight gain.

An interdisciplinary research team involving the Research Institute of Farm Animal Biology (FBN) in Dummerstorf and the Universities of Rostock, Munich and Vienna has discovered that willow leaves ...

China's move to curb the use of soymeal in animal feed to reduce its dependence on imports is feasible but will be costly and technically challenging for the smaller farmers who account for one-third ...

Brad Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek says cattle futures started the day higher in recovery mode after a poor technical close ...