A court in Northern Ireland has fined a farmer for a water pollution offence arising from “farm effluent” being discharged ...

Teaching consumers about the dairy industry motivated Felicia Erickson and her husband, Dave Messerschmidt, to host the ...

Cleanfarms, working in collaboration with the Fraser Valley Regional District, has announced the creation of a five-year ...

Martin Merrick outlines some of the requirements surrounding planning permission and farm structures, with most buildings ...

The silage at the bottom of a fire-damaged silo reignited after the silo was demolished May 1. The silo at the Kotkowski Farm caught fire last fall after the nearby barn burned down. (Rachel ...

If the pit is not fit for purpose, cease using until all repairs are completed, and these repair works must be completed to the specifications for Concrete Silage Bases S128 and Resurfacing of Silo ...

Find out more about how we test and score products.“ Silo returns in the immediate aftermath of its first season’s conclusion. It follows Ferguson’s exiled Juliette Nichols as she wanders ...

It usually occurs within three weeks after filling the silo. If low levels of lactic acid build up, butyric acid, a foul-smelling acid, is produced, and silage spoils. Appropriate harvest time is ...

This would be a cost-effective investment for silage that you do intend to store for prolonged periods. Next, be sure to rapidly fill the bunker or silo using optimal packing density — at the very ...

In addition to focusing on silage quality, safety around silage harvest, storage and use also needs to be pointed out. One safety concern is silo gases, especially in upright silos, though they can ...

Since 1877, when Byron Snyder of Clinton built the first above ground silo in Wisconsin, the rural skyline has become peppered with thousands of these agricultural staples. These tower-like structures ...

Mixing beet with silage before it is transferred to a clamp ... “The work effort is significantly lower, as the silo does not have to be emptied and refilled again, and we minimise the risk ...