Many beef producers, including those in Missouri, found themselves trying to pull a rabbit out of the hat as they rang in 2024 with low hay supplies, says University of Missouri Extension beef nutrition specialist Eric Bailey.
Bailey says post-drought feeding woes leave producers challenged with “what to feed when there is no feed.”
The severity of the drought in 2022 and 2023 may have been underrated, he says. Many areas of the Missouri faced precipitation deficits of 12-20 inches in mid-November before entering winter – typically the driest season of the year. Mid-Missouri was among…
