WOODSTOCK, Ont. — The tighter you pack your silage, the longer it will last and preserve its quality. It all comes down to squeezing out as much air as possible. A dedicated roller behind the packer ...

Q. I’m worried the corn I’ve chopped for silage is too dry. What should I do? A. Harvesting within the ideal moisture content just isn’t always possible. When forced to harvest on the drier side, the ...

With forage inventories low and a corn silage crop that can vary field by field and section by section, it’s critical to control as much of the harvest process as you can this year. These include ...

Producers have a variety of options when it comes to forage crops as livestock feed sources. Many other forages other than corn can be ensiled or put up as hay, depending on weather conditions and ...

New silage choppers and associated equipment have increased the speed with which silage can be chopped and silos can be filled. But silage producers still need to pack the silage well. Most silage ...

Corn silage harvest time is right around the corner. Two major factors that ensure a better quality corn silage are within the producer's control at harvest time, according to Greg Lardy, North Dakota ...

Corn silage has always been a major feed component in dairy and beef rations. However, this year’s weather is making harvesting corn silage a challenge for many areas of the state. Northwest and ...

The gigantic silage pile sitting in the feedyard every winter is an accomplishment. It starts with putting seed in the ground in the spring and continues through getting it chopped, piled up and ...

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 ...