Silage
Chop Dry Corn Fine, Pack Well
If your corn crop gets too dry for best silage-making, chop it finer than usual and pack it well, suggests Bruce Anderson, University of Nebraska Extension forage specialist...
Pinpoint Silage-Corn Moisture Content
With corn silage harvest approaching in most of Ohio, it’s time to check your crop’s moisture content if you haven’t already, say Ohio State University forage specialists...
Alfalfa Silage
Fall Cutting Decision Is Balancing Act
Alfalfa growers have to balance the need for tonnage, forage quality and winter survival when deciding whether to take a late cutting, say Dan Undersander, University of Wisconsin Extension forage agronomist, and Bill Bland, Extension climatologist...
Slugs Hit Seedling Alfalfa In Wisconsin
Slugs have stripped the leaves from alfalfa seedlings under an oat-pea cover crop in Marathon County, WI, report Dan Undersander University of Wisconsin Extension forage agronomist, and Eileen Cullen, Extension entomologist...
Tips To Control Summer Weeds In Alfalfa
Good management, possibly aided by herbicides, can reduce the amount of foxtail, crabgrass, pigweed and other weeds in alfalfa fields, says Bruce Anderson, University of Nebraska Extension forage agronomist...
Corn Silage
Chop Dry Corn Fine, Pack Well
If your corn crop gets too dry for best silage-making, chop it finer than usual and pack it well, suggests Bruce Anderson, University of Nebraska Extension forage specialist...
Pinpoint Silage-Corn Moisture Content
With corn silage harvest approaching in most of Ohio, it’s time to check your crop’s moisture content if you haven’t already, say Ohio State University forage specialists...
A Good Seal Keeps Oxygen Out, Losses Down
A bunker or pile covering that's sealed correctly will minimize spoilage losses, says Richard Muck, U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center ag engineer. ...
Grass Silage
Researchers Evaluate Potential Pests In Biomass Crops
Pests are being identified in perennial grasses used for biomass crops, according to University of Illinois entomologists...
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...
Other Silage
How To Pick A Fall-Planted Forage Crop
Before deciding to plant wheat, rye or triticale this fall for forage next spring, consider the strengths and weaknesses of each one, advises Bruce Anderson, University of Nebraska Extension forage specialist...
Plant Winter Rye For Spring Forage
Planting winter rye following soybean or corn silage harvest is a good way for dairy producers to increase feed production from limited acres, say University of Wisconsin dairy specialists...
Sunflowers Are Suitable Late Silage Crop
Livestock producers who need more forage might consider a late planting of sunflowers. They may be your best bet for replanting a field or double cropping after wheat...
