Kentucky is a dream state for cattle producers, with lush pastures that dot the landscape throughout most of the year. However, winter cattle feeding can be time-consuming, messy and inefficient. Thanks to a $2.3 million USDA Natural Resources Conservation Innovation Grant, Greg Halich, a University of Kentucky agricultural economics professor, is leading a six-state, multi-year bale-grazing study that is already making winter feeding easier for Kentucky cattle producers.
“The conventional ways to feed hay are sacrifice lots, feeding pads and feeding barns, and for the most part, those…
