LE ROY — A lot of the corn that is grown today is made into silage which is fed to cattle. A lot of that silage is put into bunkers, but one time, the silage was put into silos.

Corn silage is an important source of forage in the United States. It makes up a large portion of the value of the forage fed to dairy cows in the U.S., and it is an important feed in the beef ...

Corn silage in western Nebraska is being harvested. The silage is the result of chopping the whole corn plant and packing it in a way that will ferment. The corn is still green, but it has stopped ...

Silage is the material produced by controlled fermentation, under anaerobic conditions, of chopped crop residues or forages with high moisture contents. Desirable characteristics of material used in ...

Dairy rations in modern times look much different than those from many years ago. Experts during a United Sorghum Checkoff co-sponsored webinar took a deeper dive at the role of forage sorghum in ...

Not all sorghums produce the same results when fed as silage to beef and dairy cows. By: Kay Ledbetter, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Sorghum silage can provide an alternative to corn silage, ...

The hay mow was filled to the rafters with hay and straw bales, but the ear corn supply was gone as September approached. Oats and barley were decent substitutes until the new-crop corn moved from the ...

With the warm and wet conditions this season, southern rust is on the rise in Midwest corn crops. It may be time to start considering the impact that could have on corn silage and preparing to adjust ...

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