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, ...

Due to its ability to retain good properties. The primary objective of making maize silage is to preserve as much of the corn plant’s nutrients as possible, produce a feed acceptable to the cow ...

McCollum said the key to using sorghum silage instead of corn silage is to replace the corn ... Chop at about one-half inch. Make sure the storage site is sloped to divert any water.

Step into the field for a full day of corn shredding, featuring the powerhouse CLAAS JAGUAR 960 forage harvester alongside the Massey Ferguson 7718S with a three-axle trailer. Follow every stage of ...

Silage and hay are preserved feeds that come in handy for dairy cows during periods of scarcity of green forage. The process of making silage involves fermentation under anaerobic conditions.

Farmers can also use the data to make decisions in real-time about their farming practices ... High-quality feed is ...

I have taken their advice and am planning to make lots of silage. But I don't have any experience, please help. Victor Kibisu, Kakamega County. Dear Victor, Happy New Year! Congratulations on ...

Preliminary analysis by Alltech of corn silage samples in the U.S. reveals a high increase in mycotoxin contamination ...

An agronomist says with commodity prices so low, farmers are looking for more ways to lower crop production costs in 2025.