Excessively wet silage (>70% moisture) usually results in fermentation dominated by undesirable butyric acid-forming bacteria, the loss of large volumes of highly digestible nutrients through seepage, ...

New silage choppers and associated equipment have increased the speed with which silage can be chopped and silos can be filled. But silage producers still need to pack the silage well. Most silage ...

A dangerous occupation Avalanches are the most dramatic accidents related to silage production but work around silage goes on 365 days a year, beginning with harvest and continuing with packing, ...

With corn silage harvesting well under way, Karla Hernandez, South Dakota State University Extension forages field specialist, shares some tips to help get the best out of this crop. For starters, ...

To most livestock farmers 2022 is a year to remember. This is because the drought caught many unaware before they could stock up on enough quality feed for their animals to push them through. Many ...

Feed quality will be a question mark for dairy producers going into the winter. Many operations had to chop corn that wasn't mature or chop cover crops for silage. It wasn't always put up at the ...