FARGO - The time to make corn silage is approaching quickly. Late-season crops remain ahead of or near the average for maturity, with some corn chopping already under way, according to the North ...

FARGO - The favorable corn-growing weather in August and September has offset some of the corn crop's delayed development resulting from the combination of tough spring planting conditions and a cool ...

Corn silage is an important component of many dairy and beef cattle rations. The goal is to make a high-quality feedstuff, but to achieve this requires planning before harvest, monitoring plant ...

With corn silage harvesting well under way, Karla Hernandez, South Dakota State University Extension forages field specialist, shares some tips to help get the best out of this crop. For starters, ...

Corn silage is a high-yielding, high-energy, low-protein forage commonly used to feed dairy heifers, lactating dairy cows and beef. The fermentation process that is created in silos and bunkers helps ...

The goal in making corn silage is to efficiently harvest and store the maximum amount of digestible nutrients per unit of land area. This requires that dry matter losses due to harvest and storage be ...

The hay mow was filled to the rafters with hay and straw bales, but the ear corn supply was gone as September approached. Oats and barley were decent substitutes until the new-crop corn moved from the ...

FILER — Hot, smoky days are pushing southern Idaho’s corn crop to maturity faster than some growers had expected. Smoke holds the heat in, depriving the plant of a chance to rest, Dave Heimkes ...

High-quality corn silage often is an economical substitute for some of the grain in finishing and in dairy rations, and it can be an important winter feed for cow-calf producers. All too often, though ...

PARKERSBURG - Corn silage choppers will soon be chewing their way through Northeast Iowa fields to keep dairy and cattle herds fed for the year. According to local farmers and crop experts, the ...

Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program will hold its 2021 corn silage pre-harvest meetings from 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 1 in Springville and 2 to 4 p.m ...

Snaplage refers to taking just the cob and husks with a snapper front mounted on a harvester, and is growing in popularity due to its simplicity and high feed value if implemented correctly. Lallemand ...