On the other hand, overly dry forage is difficult to pack (especially in horizontal silos), resulting in mold and heating. The ideal moisture concentration (65 to 70%) for ensiling corn closely ...

Topping clamps of maize or grass silage with a layer of fodder beet can provide a ready-made total mixed ration without the challenges sometimes associated with ensiling this mix. Clamping crushed ...

Additionally, Rusche suggested considering ensiling high-moisture corn in multiple, smaller bunkers or piles to minimize face surface exposure compared to one larger unit, especially if the ...

There are many plants with toxicity risk to livestock, and prussic acid concerns rank as some of the most common of which to ...

Crops such as maize, sorghum, oats, pearl millet, and Napier grass are very suitable for ensiling (preserve green fodder). They contain fermentable carbohydrates (sugar) necessary for bacteria to ...

If you want to harvest alfalfa late in the year, you need to wait until after a killing frost. But what is a killing frost?

Waiting five days before haying or chopping and keeping a cutting height of 6 to 8 inches will help mitigate risk. Like ...

Pits of Pioneer 7034 can be safely opened two weeks post ensiling. With flint varieties of maize, silos should remain closed ...

As frost begins to appear across parts of the Northern Plains, temperatures have been low enough to cause leaf burning and ...