He still doesn't know whether he has enough feed to make it through the winter until his cattle can graze again. Barrett, who usually raises about 450 brood cows, already sold 100 this year because he knew he wouldn't have enough hay to feed them. Ranchers from Texas are buying cattle from Alabama stockyards and shipping them back because they have a surplus of forage thanks to the state's heavy summer rainfall, he said. Department of Agriculture declared the entire state of Alabama a...

If you cast the bait 30 feet out from the shore and retrieve it, the lure is in the most productive zone for only the last 10 feet of the cast. Light penetration and oxygen is deeper, therefore fish are usually are found deeper and fish feed more toward morning and evening or even at night. Also, in clear water walleyes school more and usually roam to find food, but if the water is slow to warm and they might be a little lethargic. They utilize their excellent senses of vision and hearing,...

Forage crop yields were down 40-50 percent, according to the letter, and grazing losses amounted to about 60 percent, causing livestock producers to sell animals or buy other feed. Missoula County commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to sign a letter asking the governor declare the county in drought disaster. This summer was the hottest on record, with 11 days in July where the temperature surpassed 100 degrees, according to the letter. As a result, farmers in Missoula County...

Its seeds can produce an all purpose oil for personal health care products like shampoo and soap while its leaves, cakes and sepals can be turned into animal feed for poultry and livestock. Citing studies in Kolkota, India, the department said Moringa's root bark extract has anti-tumor and hormonal properties can help in the treatment of diseases like epithelial ovarian cancer. With its antioxidants, Moringa can also help in treating arthritis, kidney diseases and other heart ailments....

To many, the killing of a horse is just like killing a pet animal, and it was a public protest in recent years that resulted in the closure of the three horse slaughter plants in the United States. The animals are killed as humanely as possible then they are cut up into steaks, roasts and quarters to feed humans in Europe where horse meat is in big demand. The government only banned the slaughter, but this resulted in the plants having to lock their doors since there were no animals to...

Corn lays scattered on the floor around the bagging machine, itself covered by accumulated dust from various animal feeds fed into it over the years from the chute above. The three machine operators stand almost shoulder to shoulder, which are also lightly covered with the dust of the day's feed mix, their arms moving as rhythmically as the compressed air-driven, arm-like pistons of the bagger. That camouflage-patterned, 40-pound bag of Persimmon Deer Corn rolled up the conveyor belt to...