Silage is fermented, high-moisture stored fodder which can be fed to cattle, sheep and other cud-chewing animals. What does a farmer require? To prepare your crop for silage, it must be chopped into ...

The dog days of August are here, and that means silage chopping season is rapidly approaching. How silage is cut and stored depends somewhat on the growing season, says Aaron Saeugling, Iowa State ...

When dairy producers think of silage shrink, they typically mean the difference between the tons of fresh forage harvested and the tons of ensiled forage actually fed. Federal and state agencies are ...

Last week was a good time in Iowa to make hay – and silage – according to a report today from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Iowa farmers took advantage of the most days suitable for fieldwork in ...