Council Grove, KS Number of years harvesting: 13 years 2025 silage crops harvested: Wheat, triticale, corn, sorghum Q: Can ...

The grass hay sampled averaged 49.28% TDN (range of 25.3% to 59%) and 9.75% CP (range of 5.83% to 17.51%). The mixed ...

Corn silage is an essential 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 ...

Excessively wet silage (>70% moisture) usually results in fermentation dominated by undesirable butyric acid-forming bacteria, the loss of large volumes of highly digestible nutrients through seepage, ...

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 has always been a major feed component in dairy and beef rations. However, this year’s weather is making harvesting corn silage a challenge for many areas of the state. Northwest and ...

Watch the seamless operation of CLAAS and Fendt equipment as they efficiently handle the oats silage harvest in the field.

Each spring, there’s usually a very long list of things producers need to complete on a timely basis. A couple years ago, I asked several very successful farmers what made the difference between doing ...

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 ...

Summer is on its way, and many farmers have been utilising the warmer, drier weather to harvest silage. If you’ve just completed harvesting silage, Ballance Agri-Nutrients Technical Consultant Aaron ...

This summer’s heat has caused some silage corn to mature more rapidly than usual, making early harvest possible and perhaps desirable. High-quality corn silage requires optimum maturity, moisture ...