Weather conditions certainly took a toll on this years wheat crop, leaving straw in short supply for some farmers. This commonly used bedding material is the ideal choice for calves during the winter ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Animal Welfare Department is asking residents to take precautions this winter in order to keep pets warm. Free straw bedding has been made available to ...

Straw shortages may have forced farmers to look for alternative sources of bedding this year. Matthew Sharp looks at some of the alternatives available. High straw prices, the result of a straw ...

ENSURE straw bales bought for bedding dairy cows are dry and consider using a mechanical straw shredder this winter to help minimise mastitis. An MDC-funded project across four dairy units revealed ...

MT. MORRIS TWP, MI -- The founding president of a Flint-area nonprofit offering free straw bedding for pets has seen the need grow this winter. Concept HOPE, or Helping Orphaned Pets through Education ...

It costs €1.19 to bed a 200kg suckler calf for a week, using straw priced at €25 for a 150kg bale. Woodchip costs €1.07, and peat is a fairly trouble-free bedding material which costs only €0.87, ...

MT. MORRIS TWP, MI - A Flint-area nonprofit is providing free bedding for animals battling with the record-breaking cold in Genesee County. HOPE, or Helping Orphaned Pets through Education, operates a ...

Dear Heloise: As the director of the Siouxland Humane Society in Sioux City, Iowa, I was happy to see the tips on animal shelters written by Susan R. from Missoula, Montana. However, it mentions using ...

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SCOTTISH livestock farmers are paying the price for this year’s sodden harvest with straw scarce and fetching record prices. Straw is composed mostly of the stalks left behind a combine after ...

AS a wet autumn moves into a wet winter and a poor harvest sends straw prices soaring, horse owners in Cumbria might be relieved to hear that there’s a new purpose made straw bedding available from ...