This year the drought has put a lot of stress on cattle feeders. Because of low yields, many cornfields were harvested as silage for cattle feed. The current question is, how can silage be used best ...

It’s that time of year again where farmers start to prepare to chop corn silage. Some of you may wonder how the corn silage stays so fresh throughout the year and others might wonder how nutritious ...

If properly managed, there is very little waste when it comes to bagged feed. On the other hand, poorly managed bagging can result in as much as 25% of the feed being wasted. Storing cattle feed such ...

Brookings - Due to the dry summer conditions and lack of hay supply many cattle producers implementing more corn silage into their feed rations than they have in the past. This has led to many ...

NEWARK, Del, July 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The corn silage market share is anticipated to surpass USD 348.5 million in 2024 and USD 688.4 million by 2034. The corn silage market size is projected ...

When it comes to their cows, dairy farmers take seriously the old adage “you are what you eat.” What a cow eats affects her health and how much milk she produces. To keep cows at their best, many ...

John Bernard, an animal and dairy scientist on the UGA Tifton Campus, is studying the benefits of forage sorghum as a supplemental feed for dairy cattle. Sorghum provides a drought-tolerant ...

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, ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. - The combination of poor margins for row crops and the threat of continued dry conditions are prompting many producers to re-evaluate cropping plans. Warren Rusche, South Dakota State ...

Maize silage is mainly used to feed all dairy cattle on the farm: growing animals, dry cows, and lactating cows. It contains protein, minerals, and sometimes the energy to meet the animal’s ...

State air-quality managers have been puzzling over why some rural areas suffer high ozone pollution. It’s been a real conundrum in California’s San Joaquin Valley, home to three of the nation’s six ...