“By knowing exactly what nutrients your forage provides, you can fine-tune rations, avoid toxicity risks and stretch your ...

Experts discuss the merits of switching from small square bales to either wrapped round bales or bagged haylage and silage for a small dairy farm.

Late-planted soybeans that don’t mature before the fall frost can be salvaged as hay or silage, says Bruce Anderson, University of Nebraska Extension forage specialist. He says soybean hay and silage ...

A lot of time and energy is spent harvesting quality hay and silage. All of that can be wasted without proper storage. For hay and silage, up to 50% losses in dry matter can occur in some instances, ...

Every year, hay producers in southwest Missouri are faced with a dilemma that puts the practice of harvesting quality forage in jeopardy. “In this region, much of the grass hay and alfalfa needs to be ...

MANDAN, N.D. — Bill Klesalek faced drought in 2020, but hopes the feed he saved from the wet 2019 will get him through this winter. Two years ago he was up to 500 cows, but has cut 350 cow-calf pairs, ...

Communication plan: Maintain contact with veterinarians, neighbors, and emergency services. Washington’s wet winters can ...

Silage is fermented, high-moisture stored fodder which can be fed to cattle, sheep and other cud-chewing animals. What does a farmer require? To prepare your crop for silage, it must be chopped into ...

After depleting hay and silage stocks during the drought, farmers across NSW are reaping the benefits of an exceptional season. 12 million tonnes of hay and silage is expected to be made on the back ...