Prices mostly steady on horse hay trades. Feedlots and dairies trades are $15-30/ton higher delivered in than a month ago.

Q: Fern, our daughter’s first rabbit, just joined our family. May she eat only rabbit pellets, or should we also give her lettuce and carrots? A: Most of Fern’s diet should consist of a variety of ...

Kansas—This past week, compared to the last report, hay movement remained slow and steady. Much of the state experienced overcast and foggy conditions last week. Producers were occupied with field ...

As fall approaches, both alfalfa and grass hay crops need to be properly prepared for the upcoming winter. Hay fields should be thoroughly evaluated in late summer or early fall to determine which ...

Making hay is more than working between rains.Grass seed heads have a bigger impact on hay quality than wet weather, so for best nutrition, hay must be cut before grass transfers nutrients from the ...

Sometimes on farm visits, I am asked a question about newly seeded orchardgrass not lasting but a year or two in hayfields and then dying out. I am always curious to find out at what height their ...

SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Eagle Bear Ranch owner T.K. Nobear buys mixed orchard grass hay, along with other types, to care for her alpacas and up to 24 horses. But with the soaring cost of hay, she's ...

Editor’s note: Dr. Lee Pickett has retired, but Creators continues to distribute columns from her archive. This one is from 2021. Q: Fern, our daughter’s first rabbit, just joined our family. May she ...