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 ...

The dog days of August are here, and that means silage chopping season is rapidly approaching. How silage is cut and stored depends somewhat on the growing season, says Aaron Saeugling, Iowa State ...

In intensive cattle production systems, silage is the insurance farmers need for their feeding needs. According to livestock experts, away from grazing, feed storage for deferred use both as hay and ...

Fodder used to make silage should have a moisture content of 60 to 70 percent or dry matter in the range of 30 to 35 percent. Silage and hay are preserved feeds that come in handy for dairy cows ...

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, ...

General Manager of the PETS project, Denis Munene speaking at Tuiyot Farmers Society in Uasin GishuFarmers in Uasin Gishu county have been urged to adopt modern silage manufacturing and storage ...

Producing silage must now be a priority, and striving for quality must still be the aim, writes independent ruminant nutritionist Brian Reidy. Cows and cattle will consume more top-quality silage, and ...

WITH high quality conventional clamp silage expected this year due to the earlier harvesting in excellent conditions, it is opportune to look for similar improvements in baled silage. While some baled ...

Research suggests that we have not been ambitious enough in terms of the quality of silage we have targeted and consequently, the possible animal performance it can deliver The level of quality ...

What's a fair price for corn silage? That question is difficult to answer due to the number of factors involved that are dynamic and biologically variable. Some factors include production costs; grain ...

Has the making of quality grass silage again become a bigger issue for Irish farmers? I get the impression that it has. High meal prices have caused a rethink by farmers who were switching away from ...

Former athlete Japheth Mutai prepares silage used for feeding animals at his Kipkenyo Kazi mingi farm in Kapseret Constituency Uasin Gishu County. [Peter Ochieng, Standard] Silage is an important part ...