As seed companies phase out brown midrib corn silage hybrids, producers are reevaluating how to maintain forage quality and milk production without the once-popular option.

SHOREVIEW, Minn . – Depending upon how much silage inventory carryover your farm has on hand, you may be looking at making the switch to new crop corn silage very soon, if you haven’t already. When ...

FARGO, N.D. -- Some producers are finding they have poor-quality corn silage this winter, according to a North Dakota State University dairy cattle expert. "Properly ensiled, corn silage should have a ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Farmers ready to give up on their arid corn crops and cut them for animal feed might want the inside scoop on the stalks first. The plants could be too wet internally to make ...

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, ...

Canadian dairy farms face several silage-related challenges that are uniquely shaped by national climate, regulatory, and logistical factors not commonly seen in the United States. In much of Canada, ...