THE Nose KNOWS
When corn silage or haylage doesn't ferment properly, your nose may help you identify the problem, says Limin Kung, a University of Delaware dairy scientist....
Hybrids Fit For A Herd
A new program that helps dairy producers choose corn silage hybrids has been introduced by Syngenta Seeds. Dairy Ration Fit is the brainchild of Jim Beck,...
Droughty Corn Silage Is Different
The only way to know the composition of drought-stressed corn silage is to have it tested, points out Joe Lauer, University of Wisconsin extension corn...
Test Drought-Stressed Silage
To make sure rations are properly balanced, test drought-stressed corn silage before feeding, says Bill Weiss, Ohio State University animal scientist.If...
Banking On Buchneri
It was a long, hot summer in rural Greenville, OH. But first-cut alfalfa haylage at Todd Schmitmeyer's 90-cow dairy farm has kept its cool this year....
Feeding Silage Hybrids
There's good news and bad news about corn silage hybrids, says Mike Hutjens, University of Illinois extension dairy specialist. The good news is that...
Bag The Best Silage
The difference between winners and losers among those who bag silage usually boils down to a single concept: Management. Do things right and the quality...
Bargain Bunker
When Marvin Helbig built a bunker silo three years ago, it was dirt cheap. That's because soil instead of concrete forms the sides and closed end. Earlier...
Check Silage For Proper Moisture
A simple test can help determine the ideal time to chop corn for silage, says Bruce Anderson, University of Nebraska extension forage specialist....
Size Up Corn Silage
After your silage corn has been chopped, processed and packed into a bunker, bag or tower silo, you're done until you load it into a TMR mixer, right?...
