livestock nutrition

Animal Health, Beef, Feeder, Iowa, Lacey Vilhauer, Stocker

From bunk to gut: Digestive health a key to beef profitability 

Researchers are taking a broader look at gut health in beef cattle, linking digestive inflammation to immunity, feed efficiency and overall performance. Read More

Milo producers and MU employees William Lee, left, and his father, Rusty, right, are researching the use of scrapped milo byproducts as a high-energy winter feed when supplemented by protein and other nutrients. (Photo by Linda Geist)
Crops, Forage Crops

Does ‘tabletop silage’ have potential?

Dairy, Iowa, Kansas, Livestock, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota

Midwest’s dairy nutrition and management conference set for June 3 to 4



End goal in mind when raising calves 

Hay field (Photo by Linda Geist - University of Missouri Extension)

Get better hay, better returns with small changes

Why canola meal is a two-for-one fit for dairy diets

Hereford and Angus cattle owned by K-State Purebred Beef Unit. (K-State Research and Extension)

Understanding mineral tags can help guide cattle supplement decisions

  • By Colton Tripp │ K-State Extension news service
Small herd of young Angus, Friesian, Guernsey and Jersey in a particularly lush green field. (Adobe Stock │ #493635647 - mtreasure)

Eat your cereal(s)

  • By Ross Mosteller │ Kansas State University Research and Extension
Cows in the stable eat hay. (Photo: Adobe Stock │ #322327093 - Lukas)

High quality hay after calving a must

Calves grazing on the Giles Ranch. (Journal photo by Kylene Scott.)

Mizzou to have grazing school