The winter feeding season in Arkansas can be as long as 140 days. In 2002, a statewide demonstration program was implemented to demonstrate practices that reduced winter feed costs for beef producers. Practices included stockpiling forages, strip-grazing, winter annual forages, and supplemental feeding based on hay quality. Stockpiled forages and strip grazing provided the most measurable and consistent impact on reducing winter feed costs. Ninety on-farm demonstrations including stockpiled fescue, bermudagrass, and bahiagrass were conducted across 32 counties over a four-year period. An initial in-service training was conducted to acquaint county agents with the practices and data collection procedures. A program associate assisted the agents and producers with the demonstrations and data transfer. Savings from stockpiling forages were estimated based on the cost of fertilizer compared to the value of hay and supplement that would have been required to replace the grazing time gained from the stockpiled forage. All savings estimates were converted to an animal unit (AU) basis for comparison across farms. Average savings per AU for stockpiled fescue were $17.79, $18.85, $12.52, and $29.07 for 2002 through 2005 respectively, and average savings for stockpiled bermudagrass were $22.74, 13.93, and 23.76 for 2003 through 2005 respectively. Average AU grazing days per acre ranged from 68 to 93 across years. For stockpiled fescue, strip-grazing increasing the average AU savings by $10 compared to farms using continuous grazing. Direct savings to the producers participating in the program totaled $100,705. Surveys indicated that 89% of producers planned to continue the practice demonstrated on their farm and 100% of agents plan to continue promoting these practices. Stockpiled forages are a cost-effective alternative to feeding hay during winter in Arkansas.