Silage Article Archive
Tillering BMR Corn Is Fast Forage
A new tillering forage corn that can produce 5 tons/acre of high-energy, high-protein dry matter in 60 days will revolutionize the way some forage is...
Forage Corn Produces Like ‘A Jungle,’ Researcher Says
Ron Kaufman planted six rows of MasterGraze in a test plot last spring. He didn't harvest it, but was impressed with the amount of vegetation...
Watch For Moldy Corn, Warn Illinois, Wisconsin Experts
Because of this fall’s record rainfall and cold weather, Illinois dairy producers should beware of mold and mycotoxins in corn, according to Mike Hutjens, University of Illinois extension dairy specialist...
New York Dairyman Wins World's Forage Superbowl
David Dickey of Southtown Dairy Farm, South New Berlin, NY, was named overall grand champion in the 26th-annual World's Forage Analysis Superbowl during a luncheon held yesterday – Wednesday, Sept. 30 – at World Dairy Expo in Madison, WI ...
Silage Slideshows
Take a couple of minutes to view two producers’ methods to cut silage losses and make more profit....
Oxygen-Stopping Silage-Covering Systems Work
Oxygen-barrier films used to cover stored silage can improve dry matter recovery at the top and near bunker walls by as much as 15 percentage units. So says Rich Muck, a U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center researcher in Madison, WI...
Packing At High Silage Densities
Doing a bang-up job of packing haylage going onto storage piles to maintain forage quality and prevent dry matter losses is a top-tier priority at 2,800-cow Dairy Dreams, LLC, near Casco, WI...
Feed 50-50 Clover And Corn Silage
When red clover silage and corn silage are fed together, a 50-50 mixture is optimal, say researchers at the Institute of Biological, Environmental and...
BMR Sorghum Boosts Intake, Not Production
Cows fed brown midrib (BMR) sorghum silage in a University of Nebraska study had slightly higher dry matter intakes than cows fed conventional sorghum,...
Edible Bunker Cover Idea Still Palatable
Long-term research aimed at eliminating the need to cover bunker silos with plastic and tires has been put on hold. Animal scientist Larry Berger started...
