by Ben Hoffner | Sep 19, 2025
With continuous weeks of drought through the end of August and throughout September, all of North Florida is in either the D1 Moderate Drought Category (tan) or D0 Abnormally Dry Category of NOAA’s U.S. Drought Monitor. With limited rainfall, both forage...
by external | Sep 19, 2025
Mark Z. Johnson, Oklahoma State University Extension Beef Cattle Breeding Specialist Some basic rules of thumb to follow when determining the hay supplies you will need to sustain your cow herd over the winter and into next spring. Determine your average mature...
by Nick Simmons | Sep 5, 2025
As the hot days of summer seem to be winding down, we look ahead at ensuring cattle have adequate nutrition in the late fall and winter months. Winter feeding represents one of the largest expenses for cow-calf operations, making accurate hay planning essential....
by Hannah Baker | Aug 29, 2025
Cattle and forage producers have no control of rainfall — or the lack thereof. While producers can’t physically plan for drought in the field, there is a way to plan financially for increased feed costs through the United States Department of Agriculture’s...
by Mark Mauldin | Aug 22, 2025
If you are raising livestock in North Florida, cool-season forages are an opportunity that you do not need to miss out on. Our winters here are mild enough that we are able to grow a wide variety of annual forage crops through the winter. Doing so allows for...
by external | Aug 8, 2025
Linda Geist, Senior Strategic Communications Consultant, Missouri University Hay is a major feed for beef production and other livestock industries. “Despite the vastness of the hay industry, making hay can be an indicator of an unprofitable cow-calf enterprise,”...
