Corn silage performance comes down to a handful of decisions in the field and at the bunk that ultimately show up in how cows ...

KERSEY – The temperature was in the low to mid-80s and the two silage corn cutters moved through the field effortlessly, kicking the chopped corn into the semi-trailers that followed alongside. The ...

DENVER (KDVR) — Weld County deputies responded to an animal call, but once on scene, they discovered a small cat was stuck in some unique farming equipment. The Weld County Sheriff’s Office said ...

Grass and other pastures are among the most commonly used animal feeds, largely due to its availability, especially in the wet season. However, it is quite a task to cut the grass into small edible ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Farmers ready to give up on their arid corn crops and cut them for animal feed might want the inside scoop on the stalks first. The plants could be too wet internally to make ...

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, ...

Iowa livestock farmers who’ve seen their pastures dry up and their hay supply dwindle may be able to find another source to feed their animals. Corn stalks can be chopped up and turned into silage.