Fiber digestibility directly impacts intake and intake directly impacts production. These fundamental nutrition concepts are ...

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 ...

High-quality red and white clover silages have allowed a Powys sheep farm to shave nearly £2 a head from the purchased feed ...

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, ...

Iowa livestock farmers who’ve seen their pastures dry up and their hay supply dwindle may be able to find another source to feed their animals. Corn stalks can be chopped up and turned into silage.

Not all sorghums produce the same results when fed as silage to beef and dairy cows. By: Kay Ledbetter, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Sorghum silage can provide an alternative to corn silage, ...

BISHKEK, Jan 12 (Kabar/APP): With state support, the Kyrgyz State Breeding farm has been actively expanding its operations in recent years, boosting its production capacity.

Silage might not seem like an obvious part of a pig’s ration, but in the face of rising grain costs, Oxford-based FAI Farms is reaping the benefits of using a less-conventional feed. The 1,850-acre ...

Silage and hay are dual multipurpose forage feed which is processed and fed to ruminant animals as supplementary feed in case of lack of green pasture shortage especially during dry season. It is the ...

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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.