Paying attention to a few details while harvesting and storing corn silage can help ensure that a high-quality feed is preserved. Paying attention to the eight details below while harvesting and ...

As water shortages squeeze corn silage acreage, new research is improving sorghum’s starch digestibility and its potential as a lower-water forage option for dairies.

Corn silage is an important source of forage in the United States. It makes up a large portion of the value of the forage fed to dairy cows in the U.S., and it is an important feed in the beef ...

Corn silage remains a staple for many dairy and beef producers, and August is when harvest is in full swing in many High Plains states. Gail Carpenter, an Iowa State University assistant professor of ...

REDFIELD, Iowa (DTN) -- The weather across much of the Midwest has led to concerns with late-season corn diseases, but when it comes to cutting silage, there is less concern. "This is a perfect year ...

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 ...

For many dairies, corn silage harvest wraps up a long growing season and kicks off a busy stretch of manure hauling. For crop and forage consultant Brendon Blank, it also opens the best window to grow ...

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 ...

Not all sorghums produce the same results when fed as silage to beef and dairy cows. By: Kay Ledbetter, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Sorghum silage can provide an alternative to corn silage, ...

For bunkers, it is helpful to start with the fundamental premise: Properly stored and well-preserved silage retains more nutrients while reducing yeast, mold and mycotoxins that can cause digestive ...