Silage
Piling Silage
Dennis Peckman has had 10 years of experience with drive-over silage piles. Obviously, he's sold on this system that offers him storage and feed-out flexibility....
Better Bagging
It takes experience and a bit of experimentation to bag corn silage or haylage properly, say three silage bagger company representatives. There is very...
Alfalfa Silage
Tissue Tests Measure More
Hay growers can get a better idea of how fertile their alfalfa fields are if they have plants tested rather than soil. That's especially important considering...
Webworms Reported In Nebraska Alfalfa
Webworms are damaging alfalfa in Nebraska, says Bob Wright, University of Nebraska entomologist ...
Replace Damaged Alfalfa This Summer Or Fall
After the problems alfalfa has had in many areas of Kansas this year -- including freeze injury, insect infestations, and flooding -- many stands were severely damaged or destroyed. ...
Corn Silage
Diet Corn Silage
Boosting corn silage levels in rations has proved to be a great strategy for pushing dairy heifer weights at calving to 1,300 lbs or more and age at first...
Silage Density Variations Reduce Forage Quality
Dry matter densities of corn silage vary widely within bunkers and piles, reducing the opportunity to feed consistent, high-quality dairy forage, according...
Trouble in Texas
Agriculture is booming on the Texas High Plains, but the prosperity may be short-lived. The Ogallala Aquifer, the region’s primary irrigation water source, is receding fast, and experts predict...
Grass Silage
Tissue Tests Measure More
Hay growers can get a better idea of how fertile their alfalfa fields are if they have plants tested rather than soil. That's especially important considering...
Ryegrass Cover Crop Increases No-Till Corn Yields In Dry Years
Annual ryegrass used as a cover crop with no-till corn can out-produce conventionally tilled acres by an average of 50 bu/acre in droughty conditions...
Consistently Better
Matt Beckerink wants the silage for his high-producing dairy cows to be consistent, and alfalfa doesn't do well on some of his fields. That's the biggest...
Other Silage
Tasty In Texas
Triticale, once labeled by some as a poor substitute for corn and other silages, is scoring high with Texas dairies. For David Hinders, Canyon, triticale...
Not-So-Promising Partners
Ken Albrecht was optimistic that growing climbing beans with corn would increase silage yield and protein content. It looked like a good way for Wisconsin...
Forage Sorghum Saves Water
New Mexico dairies may be better off feeding forage sorghum silage instead of corn silage, says Mark Marsalis. The underground water resources that we...
