Is alfalfa still essential in dairy rations? Learn how low-lignin alfalfa, harvest management, and forage economics impact ...

What Can You Learn From Last Year’s Harvest? Looking back at last year’s harvest is one of the simplest ways to make better ...

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 ...

On modern dairy farms, silage feed-out typically occurs year-round, but it increases during winter and early spring when cows ...

In intensive cattle production systems, silage is the insurance farmers need for their feeding needs. According to livestock experts, away from grazing, feed storage for deferred use both as hay and ...

James Mugerwa, a mixed farmer in Mukono explains that protecting animal feed quality is an important aspect of grain feed stocks. Mugerwa says that to minimise spoilage, smallholder farmers can bag ...

Rapid wilting is key to minimise excessive sugar and protein losses. The longer the wilting time, the more spoilage microorganisms will compete with lactic acid producing bacteria, leading to poorer ...

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, ...

Even though many have not finished feeding silage yet this spring, next season’s crop must be planned for. Temperatures look like being suitable for growth over the coming week, and hopefully beyond.