Laplace Feed & Supply

Daily Cash Grain Bids

Daily cash grain bids from St. Joseph, Atchison, and Kansas City on Yellow and White Corn, Soybeans, Hard and Soft Wheat, and Sorghum.

How to Use Complete Feeds to Stretch Your Hay Supply

Fiery blazes, drought, and poor growing conditions have made hay difficult to find and expensive to buy in many locations throughout the nation. These conditions have left horse owners with the difficult task of finding an affordable source of quality hay

13 Dog Breeds That Are Overwhelmingly Affectionate

What's The Difference Between Ranch-To-Market And Farm-To-Market Roads?

Farm-to-market and ranch-to-market roads have helped rural Texans get around since the 1940s. But what happens when these roads become completely

How Drones Came to Your Local Farm

Relatively cheap drones with advanced sensors and imaging capabilities are giving farmers new ways to increase yields and reduce crop damage.

Researchers look into more ways of turning food waste into good livestock feed

A lot of perfectly good food goes to waste every day, especially in developed countries. Researchers believe that some of that food waste can be converted into animal feed for livestock, a biological means of recycling food into a fresh supply.Redirecting otherwise wasted food to animals would r

Anxious breastfeeder alert: 3 new gadgets track your milk supply

I don’t know about you, but my breasts don’t have ounce markers on them. Thus, I never knew how much milk my baby was getting at any feed — too much? Too little? Just enough? Was my supply going down? Was it steady? For God’s sake, are we normal and am I doing this right?… Read more »

Inventoring remaining feed supply

Our winter mid-point is Feb. 2 (Ground Hog Day), so now may be a good time to inventory your remaining hay and forage. Remember you can’t effectively manage; what you do not measure.

Biodiesel Pours Savings Into Feed Supply

Livestock and poultry farms benefit from increased biodiesel demand. That’s because the more biodiesel that gets used, the more savings animal ag farmers experience on their soybean meal costs.Because biodiesel creates greater demand for soybean oi...

How Cities Can Feed Themselves: A Ten-Point Plan

PaperBy Multiple AuthorsExecutive SummaryCities should aim to produce at least 30 per cent of their own fruit and vegetables by 2030 through tech-enabled food productionThanks to technology, growing crops is no longer constrained by traditional growing cycles, soil health or weather conditions – which is a good thing because these factors are no longer reliable. Rather, as a result of climate change…

Did You Know? Add an RSS Feed

Did You Know? Add an RSS Feed You can add an RSS feed as a new folder in Zimbra, so you can quickly and easily see new RSS content. To add an RSS feed: 1. Click the gear icon for Mail Folders, and select New Folder. 2. Name the folder, click the Subscribe to RSS/ATOM […]

Is My Baby Getting Enough Breast Milk?

Look for these four signs to tell if Baby is full.

Food for Thought: Can Changing Our Diets Save the Planet?

Research suggests that human beings must change their diets in order to save the planet. But getting people to change lifelong habits is a difficult task.

BOOR: Saving costs during winter cattle feeding

Alicia Boor is an Agriculture and Natural Resources agent in the Cottonwood District.

We're Now Making Our Own Feed!

We are excited to announce that our farm in Fairview is now able to make our own animal feed for our pigs and chickens! We are buying whole grains and using a tractor powered hammer mill to grind and mix non-GMO feed. The rations will consist of corn, small grains (such as wheat or barley), […]