Silage production plays a critical role in the feedyard and dairy feed supply. Over the last few years there has been a steady increase in the acres planted to silage sorghum on the High Plains. The ...
If one month has passed since you filled the silo, initial corn silage fermentation is likely complete. That means it is time to pull a sample and send it off ...
As grass availability continues to fall, the majority of farmers will be feeding silage whether cows are housed or not.
Dear Joseph Happy New Year, I started diary farming late last year just in time to tap into the lush vegetation that followed the rains. I must say I have not had any feed challenges up to now but the ...
An abundance of new information on an age-old feed has led Extension specialists from Iowa State University and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to offer a one-day conference for cattle producers, ...
Sorghum is one plant sometimes used for silage. Scientists at Kansas State University say this fermented livestock feed produces nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas, but that they have uncovered a ...
Vaishali Malde, the marketing director at Packaging Industries Limited explain the science behind silage storage and rules that must never be broken. 1. Climate change is the greatest threat to food ...
If you’re thinking about planting alfalfa, chopping corn silage or getting started with native warm-season grasses, the newly ...