Corn silage is recognized as one of the high-quality roughage feeds for ruminant livestock, boasting a comparatively high biomass yield and energy density in contrast to other forage sources 1.

My Extension colleagues who work extensively with cattle producers have had numerous reports of drier than normal corn silage this year. Nutrient analysis of corn silage, dry matter, nitrate levels, ...

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 ...

Corn that was planted early came in the low 60s and some of the later plantings were still coming in the low 70 percent. The cooler weather last week slowed the drying down. Plants lost between a ...

JUNEAU | The Dodge County Forage Council is conducting weekly moisture tests to determine the right time for harvesting the corn for silage. “Dodge County’s corn silage crop is slowly maturing,” said ...

With the warm and wet conditions this season, southern rust is on the rise in Midwest corn crops. It may be time to start considering the impact that could have on corn silage and preparing to adjust ...

Not all sorghums produce the same results when fed as silage to beef and dairy cows. By: Kay Ledbetter, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Sorghum silage can provide an alternative to corn silage, ...

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Some people are still chopping corn in central Minnesota, says Dan Martens, regional Extension educator based in Foley. A corn silage sample on Nov. 1 tested 40 percent moisture on a 102-day silage ...