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Here’s a quick guide to the differences between corn and forage sorghum, courtesy of Brent Bean, Texas AgriLife Extension agronomist, and colleagues....More

It takes fast germination and decent harvest weather, but a fall oats doublecrop in central Wisconsin can yield well and give good digestibility, says Wayne Coblentz, USDA-ARS research agronomist and dairy scientist at the U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center. Coblentz and colleagues studied the viability of planting oats in late summer for use as a fall emergency forage....More

If you’re going to use a silage inoculant, ask manufacturers for research data before buying, suggests Rich Muck, USDA-ARS ag engineer....More

A new alfalfa variety, developed by plant breeders at Cornell University, could boost milk production for dairy producers....More

“We’ve had a lot of questions from dairy cattle feeders and some custom operators about whether this (snaplage) is a good fit,” says Randy Shaver, University of Wisconsin Extension dairy nutritionist....More

Illinois nutritionist gives advice on hay's worth and what producers can feed if they can't afford it....More

Preventative maintenance on TRM mixers will save time later, says ag engineer....More

High grain prices have forced dairy producers to make rather substantial changes in what and how much they feed their animals, observes Randy Shaver, University of Wisconsin dairy scientist...More

Silage corn should be seeded at 35,000 kernels/acre – whether it’s Bt, non-Bt, brown midrib (BMR) or a silage-specific Bt hybrid, says William Cox, Cornell University crops and soils scientist...More

Early lactation cows like tall or meadow fescue added as part of the silage portion of their diets. Producers may, too. Milk yields were maintained and, in some cases, even increased by 3-4 lbs/day in University of Wisconsin trials...More

Mike Rankin thought he’d never see prices for standing silage corn hit $50/ton. “I can remember the $16 days,” says this University of Wisconsin Extension crop and soils specialist...More

Chet Stuemke’s MasterGraze yielded 18 tons of silage/acre, but he’ll reserve judgment on the crop until after a feeding trial that’s scheduled to begin later this fall...More