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Shredlage appears to produce more milk than traditional corn silage, according to a recent University of Wisconsin feeding trial....More

Even though corn silage is no longer cheap – as with most other forage and grain options – it is still a very economical forage under many, if not most, production scenarios....More

Ron, Allan and Aaron Kutz replaced their chopper’s crop processor with one that shreds the silage, all on the advice of their nutritionist, Roger Olson, Baldwin, WI. He’s one of the developers of the newly patented processor replacement and its trademarked method, called “Shredlage.”...More

Loren Benware and Dan March-aland are New York dairymen who feed diets of 75% forage that maintain milk production, lower costs and keep cows – and producers – happy...More

Silage made from a tillering brown midrib forage corn can replace up to 50% of the conventional corn silage and alfalfa hay in dairy rations without affecting feed intake, milk production or milk composition...More

Ken Griswold’s job literally took his breath away last year, leading to two hospital stays and a seven-month recuperation...More

Using resistant varieties in combination with insect-attacking nematodes shows promise for controlling alfalfa snout beetles (ASB) on northern New York farms, say Cornell University researchers...More

Farmers will need to carefully manage silage and grain corn in fields that were hard hit by frost this week, warns J.W. Schroeder, North Dakota State University Extension dairy specialist...More

When packing this year’s silage corn in bunker silos or piles, aim for densities of at least 15 lbs of dry matter per cubic foot, advises Phil Kaatz, Michigan State University Extension forage educator...More

If your silage corn gets too dry for optimum silage fermentation, chop it finer than usual, pack more than usual and consider blending a green forage with it, suggests Bruce Anderson...More

Greg Brawner was still planting row crops when his family’s 150 acres of alfalfa were ready to harvest this spring. So his son, Gregory, handled the first cutting by himself...More