Carson Roberts is the state forage specialist with University of Missouri Extension. He said to increase profits and incentivize more supply, costs need to fall. “The low hanging fruit? Hay,” he said.

Colorado River water fills the furrows of a farm field in Blythe, Calif., where growers have been leaving some fields dry in exchange for cash payments to help conserve water. (Luis Sinco / Los ...

Ranchers need to ensure they're providing feeds that meet nutritional requirements, including micro and macro nutrients and ...

When driving in Kansas, it is easy to spot big, round hay bales that are wrapped in plastic and ready to be fed to cattle. When it is time to feed the bale, some producers put the hay with the wrap on ...

California has been buried by record-breaking snowfall this winter, and some parts of the state that rarely see much snow have gotten loads of it. MICHELLE BUSHNELL: Every single morning, it's another ...

A split image showing a group of hungry cows (left) and the California National Guard pushing bundles of hay off a helicopter to feed the cows.Humboldt County/California National Guard California's ...

Rancher Robert Puga's cattle had been stranded and starving in the snow for weeks. "We've never seen record snow like this, ever. And we're losing cattle left and right," Puga said. His ranch is in ...