Year: 2021

Chicken enthusiasts look forward to that perfect farm fresh egg – the deep golden yolk, the egg white that stands up to support the yolk creating the perfect sunny-side up egg. We can control some aspects of egg appearance by nutrition, but not all of it. Here are some ways to help you get the…

Hay quality is highly variable. Understanding how to evaluate quality is critical to making the best economic decisions when purchasing hay.  Overall, high quality hay should be high in crude protein, energy, and minerals, and should also have high intake potential. Hay should be free of dust, musty odors, weeds, etc. Hay quality can be…

Cake has largely been a western ranch program with limited use in Minnesota and Wisconsin.  However, drought conditions can quickly impact forages leading to lower harvest yields. Thus, hay will be expensive, some will be poor quality, and all will be hard to find.  Cattle cake may be one answer to this problem. What is…