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Farmers planning to make baled silage should look carefully at the costs involved. A lot of bales have already been made after a jump in grass growth in early April. Have you sat down to do the ...

MITCHELL, S.D. — The warm, dry weather is putting some farmers ahead of schedule in 2020, with silage cutting underway for some producers in and around the Mitchell area. “We started (cutting silage) ...

Three-cut silage systems can take first cut a week earlier next year and still get the same yield, plus better quality. Scheduling all three cuts in the clamp before the longest day will also give ...

DairyNZ senior farm systems specialist Ron Pellow. Dairy farmers’ pickled pasture – silage – depends on good inputs, DairyNZ says. The industry-good body said that, to produce high-quality grass ...

It’s the beginning of April, and first-cut silage is just over a month away for those aiming to take an early cut of top-quality grass. Producing sufficient silage for next winter and aiming to make ...

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 ...

It’s been a busy time on livestock farms, with calving and lambing finishing up on many holdings. As farms move from winter feeding systems to grazing, attention is quickly turning to the next major ...

Relatively dry and warm conditions through March and April have pushed first cut silage forward, with many farmers preparing to harvest a week or two earlier than normal. While poor weather in the ...