After corn silage comes off, dairy farmers will often consider seeding fields to winter rye as a cover crop. It’s an easy, familiar option that establishes reliably in the fall and helps take up ...

Texas Wheat Producers board to administer small grain silage assessment to help grow the state’s forage demand.

A recent Miner Institute Farm Report article dug into best practices around creating samples, and how to get results that are rooted in the reality of what your cows are eating.

Dual-purpose wheat management (wheat grown for forage and grain) spreads production risks by providing producers a second source of income in addition to the harvested grain. If wheat grazing is ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University faculty and Extension staff will contribute to discussions of global food trends, risk management and drought recovery during this year's Indiana Livestock, ...

With this year’s late planting and abundant moisture, corn silage may come off later than usual. Therefore, cover crops may be established later, limiting options to small grains. Fortunately, there ...

BUSHLAND – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will present the Bushland Forage Sorghum Silage Field Day Sept. 13. The plots are located west of Amarillo. Exit Interstate 40 at Arnot Road and ...

Farming is full of processes. A process for planting. Another for harvest. A custom harvester does what works for him and is best for his customers. Beau Froese of Froese Brothers Harvesting, Inman, ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Heat and drought in the Corn Belt have created the perfect conditions for Aspergillus ear rot to develop in corn grain and silage - something Purdue Extension plant pathologists ...

Maize silage is mainly used to feed all dairy cattle on the farm: growing animals, dry cows, and lactating cows. It contains protein, minerals, and sometimes the energy to meet the animal’s ...