As seed companies phase out brown midrib corn silage hybrids, producers are reevaluating how to maintain forage quality and ...

The dog days of August are here, and that means silage chopping season is rapidly approaching. How silage is cut and stored depends somewhat on the growing season, says Aaron Saeugling, Iowa State ...

CAYUGA, N.D. -- I am just a farm wife. My husband and I farm in the southeastern part of North Dakota. In spring 2008, we grew 1,000 acres of corn. The corn that was grown on our farm was contracted ...

Corn silage in western Nebraska is being harvested. The silage is the result of chopping the whole corn plant and packing it in a way that will ferment. The corn is still green, but it has stopped ...

Estimates suggest that 1/3 to 1/2 of dairy production in the U.S. occurs in states with water scarcity. Planning a forage platform that optimizes the use of water is not only prudent, it’s just good ...

Silage is fermented, high-moisture stored fodder which can be fed to cattle, sheep and other cud-chewing animals. What does a farmer require? To prepare your crop for silage, it must be chopped into ...

Good-quality grass silage is the foundation of the winter ration for livestock, and throughout the year for housed systems. A ...