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Estimating How Long the Hay Supply Will Last

By Jason Warner, extension cow-calf specialist

The question recently proposed to a KSRE professional by a local producer was: “I have 60 hd of mature cows and 600 large round bales of hay on hand. If I start feeding harvested forage today, do I have enough forage to make it through the winter?”  This is an actual scenario and a real concern for many this year due to the reduction in forage supplies due to drought in areas throughout Kansas and in our neighboring states. Continue reading “Estimating How Long the Hay Supply Will Last”