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

Corn producers across Idaho kept their corn acreage even with pre-planting projections, but the weather is most likely to determine whether the crop is harvested as silage or grain. Corn acres in ...

"There are a wide variety of strategies out there with which we can price corn silage." Corn silage, a forage consisting of corn grain and cornstalks harvested when the corn plant is still partially ...

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 ...

Damaged corn can be harvested as either whole-plant silage or green chop, but, either way, growers and livestock producers need to be aware of how it can affect feed quality and animal health.

Sorghum silage can provide an alternative to corn silage, but not all sorghum silages are equal, according to two Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service specialists. Next-Gen Farming Week #Plant2025 ...

Corn silage is the preferred roughage source in diets for growing and finishing cattle across the United States. Corn silage ...

Their findings were impressive: When 25% of the corn silage in a ration was replaced with sorghum, and inclusion of other feed ingredients was adjusted, energy-corrected milk yield increased by 10%.

Corn silage is outperforming alfalfa in dairy rations in a number of comparisons, Dr Mike Hutjens, Extension dairy specialist with the University of Illinois Extension, said Thursday at World ...

Corn silage with high nitrate levels poses a higher risk to form silage gases which are poisonous. Silo gases contribute to respiratory problems in farmers and to the “farmer’s lung” syndrome.

Sorghum silage can provide an alternative to corn silage, but not all sorghum silages are equal, according to two Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service specialists.