Precipitation has been variable across the state which may lead to variable hay production and prices as we enter into fall ...

Corn silage is an essential component of many dairy and beef cattle rations. The goal is to make a high-quality feedstuff, but to achieve this requires planning before harvest, monitoring plant ...

Based on UNL research, the value of standing corn that will be chopped for silage is 7.65 times the price of corn — so long as: 1) corn grain is 85% dry matter content, 2) silage is 35% dry ...

With the limited hay crops in some areas this summer, beef producers may want to consider harvesting corn silage to supplement the cow herd this winter. Corn silage can be a very cost effective ...

He bet that none of us could keep up with him, which is probable given that the best husker using a thumb, wrist, and palm hook might toss 80 bushels to 90 bushels of corn against the bang board a ...

High-quality corn silage often is an economical substitute for some of the grain in beef finishing and in dairy rations. In addition, corn silage can be an important winter feed Silage harvest ...

For more than a decade, University of Idaho Extension Educator Steven Hines sought an answer for Magic Valley farmers in need of a short-season crop to plant after harvesting corn silage for ...

For more than a decade, University of Idaho Extension Educator Steven Hines sought an answer for Magic Valley farmers in need of a short-season crop to plant after harvesting corn silage for ...