By Mindy Ward
Farm Progress
If you’re a cattle producer, you’ve felt the impact of high feed prices over the past eight months. However, it is not only the staples of corn and soybeans that are expensive, but other feedstuffs also are going up in price, and farmers need strategies for raising livestock with expensive feed costs.
Eric Bailey, University of Missouri Extension state beef specialist, said alternative feed choices such as pelleted soy hulls reached $170 per ton at the end of May.