Dairy producers have been putting haylage into bunkers, bags and piles for nearly two months, and ensiling corn is but a couple of months away. This is a reminder that despite the work, covering ...

When accessing silos, be aware of toxic gases that are produced during the fermentation process. These gases include nitric oxide (NO), nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and nitrogen tetroxide (N2O4). These ...

Every silage pile poses potential for serious, even fatal, incidents caused by tractor rollovers, equipment runovers, falls from the silage pile or bunker, crushing and engulfment by collapsing silage ...

A lot of time and energy is spent harvesting quality hay and silage. All of that can be wasted without proper storage. For hay and silage, up to 50% losses in dry matter can occur in some instances, ...

With the limited hay crops in some areas this summer, beef producers may want to consider harvesting corn silage to supplement the cow herd this winter. Corn silage can be a very cost effective ...

Back and forth, pushing and packing. This is how Jason Feldhaus, a partner at Reisch Farms near Howard, is spending the last few days of August and into September - packing corn silage. "I always joke ...

LITTLE FALLS, Minn. — Close to 30 corn silage varieties were featured during a recent plot tour near Little Falls. The plots on the Vern Scherping farm featured a diverse collection that included ...

The dog days of August are here, and that means silage chopping season is rapidly approaching. How silage is cut and stored depends somewhat on the growing season, says Aaron Saeugling, Iowa State ...