With BMR corn becoming less available, short-stature corn is emerging as a silage option that can still improve fiber ...

As seed companies phase out brown midrib corn silage hybrids, producers are reevaluating how to maintain forage quality and ...

This photo was taken by the staff of the Southern Indiana Purdue Ag Center showing nitrogen tetraoxide, a reddish brown gas, spreading across the ground after a bag of silage was opened. The gas is a ...

FREEPORT, Ill. — Corn diseases can produce mycotoxins that impact the corn silage in dairy cattle rations. “Tar spot or southern rust can contribute to the mycotoxin accumulation,” said Damon Smith, ...

Now is the time for final preparations for the corn silage harvest. Years ago, experts recommended that corn silage be harvested at the black-layer stage of maturity. In recent years, research and ...

For dairy farmers, “good feed promotes good production” is a guiding principle that has a direct cause-and-effect impact on milk tank volume. As a result, providing the highest quality feed is crucial ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Farmers ready to give up on their arid corn crops and cut them for animal feed might want the inside scoop on the stalks first. The plants could be too wet internally to make ...

Step into any grocery store nowadays and food prices have sky-rocketed. Some statistics show essential food items rising as much as 65% in 2023. This sticker shock on the items needed for a balanced ...

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, ...