But it comes with a hefty price tag and still needs some tweaking for farmers who stack their silage in paddocks and then cover it in plastic. The Easy Silage system, invented in The Netherlands, ...

Abstract: Silage tarping involves covering the soil with opaque plastic to block light for extended periods, helping to keep fields weed-free early in the season, creating stale seed beds, and ...

Cleanfarms is operating pilot projects throughout Canada to assess compactor mechanisms that help farmers manage loose agricultural plastic sheets typically used for agricultural bale wrap, bunker ...

Establishing a winter-hardy grass and legume cover crop mix in the fall — such as cereal rye and hairy vetch — is one of the most effective ways to suppress weeds and rejuvenate garden soils in the ...

PLATTEVILLE – A half-covered silage pile sat quietly at the edge of Twin View Farm on Friday where a mountainous pile of the fermenting feed collapsed and trapped a man who later died. On Friday ...

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SELF-LOADING forage-wagons have the potential to significantly cut silage-making costs, according to research conducted in Northern Ireland. After a direct comparison between a single forage-wagon and ...