Alfalfa growing in the field is 50 percent stem and 50 percent leaf. Most of the feed value is in the leaf and getting those leaves into the bale is critical to maximizing relative feed value, ...

For the health-conscious consumer, time spent reading the nutrient profiles of food packages is an important strategy to maintain a well-balanced diet. In much the same way, beef producers who know ...

We finally got the good weather we were hoping for! This has allowed us to work on finally making some hay. We couldn’t really ask for nicer hay baling weather – sunny and warm with a nice breeze and ...

ST. JOHN – Most years, Jordan Hickel would be waiting for the right conditions to get out his baler – waiting around for the perfect humidity. But it’s 3 p.m. on a hot July day, and the Stafford ...