The Vermont growing season offers a short window to produce, harvest, and store nutrients in the form of forages for dairy cattle, including hay crop silage and corn silage. This process can be ...

Silage is one way to preserve harvested forage for use throughout the rest of the year. The underlying principle of making silage is allowing bacteria to multiply and produce acid – specifically ...

Why controlling oxygen is the first step in protecting your herd’s health and your bottom line We spend a lot of time talking about oxygen — and for good reason. In the world of silage, oxygen is the ...

There are necessary reasons to climb on the top of a silage pile or bunker — removing plastic coverings, placing tire sidewalls and removing spoiled silage. Before climbing to the peak, keep these ...

Harvesting corn silage is in process or coming to an end in the Midwest. In well-packed covered corn silage piles, the fermentation process to preserve the silage will be complete after about three ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Moisture and fall forage growth have been disappointing in 2024. The bumper crop of corn this year has prompted many cattle farmers to consider feeding their cows corn silage. “We had ...

The gigantic silage pile sitting in the feedyard every winter is an accomplishment. It starts with putting seed in the ground in the spring and continues through getting it chopped, piled up and ...

Q. How do I find the right feedout rate for my silage pile during the summer? A. When silage is opened at feedout, it is inevitably exposed to air (oxygen), which allows yeasts that survived the ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Grain bins, silos and silage piles can be potentially dangerous areas to work on farms. Farmers can reduce the potential danger by wearing a safety harness and using a ...

Silage season is just around the corner but even before anything is cut, proper preparation now can improve chances of a successful harvest. Improper silage storage and fermentation can result in ...