The University of Kentucky Division of Regulatory Services (UKDRS), has officially launched its Forage Testing Program to ...

Use a hay probe or core sampler when possible and collect at least 20 cores from different bales in a lot. Testing forage and feed is one of the most valuable steps producers can take to make sure ...

Ohio cattle producers are facing another challenging year as extreme weather continues to impact forage quality. Following a record drought in 2024, the 2025 growing season brought heavy spring rains ...

Accurately sampling and testing hay is the only way to get a real understanding of the nutritive value of feed. Using values from previous years or a “book value” can be costly since a producer may ...

Participant in a Cattlewomen’s Bootcamp learning to take a hay sample. Taken Feb. 23, 2024, at the Livestock and Forestry Research Station near Batesville, Arkansas. (U of A System Division of ...

It has been a tough year to make quality hay. For the longest, it would not stop raining long enough to get hay harvested in a timely manner. There was a lot of hay made, but a lot of it was not cut ...