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 ...

Cut winter forage at flag leaf stage rather than boot stage to maximize digestibility and increase milk production per pound.

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, ...

Switching from a three-cut silage system to taking smaller and more regular cuts of silage has lifted forage quality at a Welsh dairy farm. But recouping the additional costs of a multi-cut system by ...

Controlling traffic in farm fields requires striking the balance between equipment weight and tire pressure to minimize soil compaction and the resulting yield losses. In the hay meadow, though, ...

Shredlage may not be a familiar term for many UK farmers, but German manufacturer Claas’s latest long-chop forage system claims to increase yields and boost milk yields. Claas has been working on corn ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Farmers with drought-damaged cornfields could consider harvesting the crop for livestock feed to salvage some of its value and to help livestock producers supplement short ...

As the dairy industry evolves, so do the tools needed to keep up with it. From shifting herd sizes to tighter labor windows ...

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