MITCHELL, S.D. — The warm, dry weather is putting some farmers ahead of schedule in 2020, with silage cutting underway for some producers in and around the Mitchell area. “We started (cutting silage) ...

High-quality red and white clover silages have allowed a Powys sheep farm to shave nearly £2 a head from the purchased feed ...

Corn silage in western Nebraska is being harvested. The silage is the result of chopping the whole corn plant and packing it in a way that will ferment. The corn is still green, but it has stopped ...

Anyone thinking of making silage in the next two weeks is advised to go ahead. Despite forecasts of wet weather, lower-yielding, leafier crops of grass should wilt rapidly and a delaying cutting will ...

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A common fermented feed for livestock churns out a potent greenhouse gas, but scientists in Kansas say they’ve figured out an affordable way to one day tackle the problem. A team of scientists at ...

SILAGE is simply pickled grass and having an adequate quality of this feed is essential for all livestock farmers. Grass that's cut as silage is preserved in its own juices (acids) which normally ...

Southern dairy regions are recovering strongly from last season’s harsh conditions, with farmers reporting record silage ...

Producing silage must now be a priority, and striving for quality must still be the aim, writes independent ruminant nutritionist Brian Reidy. Cows and cattle will consume more top-quality silage, and ...

Rowan County farmers reached a crossroad this year when it came to harvesting corn. Due to the hot weather and lack of much-needed rainfall throughout the reproductive stages, many farmers came to ...