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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Damaged corn can be harvested as either whole-plant silage or green chop, but, either way, growers and livestock producers need to be aware of how it can affect feed quality and animal health.

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 ...

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.

UW-Extension, partners offer two days for free corn silage moisture testing. News Sports Packers Business Go 920! ... What can you do to take the mystery out of harvesting corn silage?

A few moisture percentage points one way or the other can have a big impact on silage value. "A rule of thumb is that silage is worth nine to 10 times the price of a bushel of corn," Hendrix said.

More specifically, the optimum silage moisture ranges from 55-60% for upright oxygen-limiting solos, 60-65% for upright stave silos, 60-70% for bags, and 65-70% for bunkers.

What's a fair price for corn silage? That question is difficult to answer due to the number of factors involved that are dynamic and biologically variable. Some factors include production costs ...

For more than a decade, University of Idaho Extension Educator Steven Hines sought an answer for Magic Valley farmers in need of a short-season crop to plant after harvesting corn silage for ...