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 ...

Silage bags as a method to store haylage can be a good alternative on the dairy farm, says Neil Broadwater, regional Extension educator based in Rochester. However, filling rate, dry matter density ...

On modern dairy farms, silage feed-out typically occurs year-round, but it increases during winter and early spring when cows rely almost entirely on stored feed. During this time, operators must move ...

A lot of time and energy is spent harvesting quality hay and silage. All of that can be wasted without proper storage. For hay and silage, up to 50% losses in dry matter can occur in some instances, ...

Bart Township Supervisors are examining the municipality's green-strip ordinance to see if it covers agricultural bags being left too close to the roadways. During their meeting Wednesday night, the ...

With climate change now a normal occurrence, farmers —livestock and crop —are realising they can no longer depend wholly on rain-fed agriculture. For livestock farmers, they are also waking up to the ...

Vaishali Malde, the marketing director at Packaging Industries Limited explain the science behind silage storage and rules that must never be broken. 1. Climate change is the greatest threat to food ...

WILLMAR -- They're a familiar sight on most farms: bale wraps, silage and forage bags, bunker wraps, films for protecting greenhouses and hoophouses -- all made of plastic. Although the use of ...

Canadian dairy farms face several silage-related challenges that are uniquely shaped by national climate, regulatory, and logistical factors not commonly seen in the United States. In much of Canada, ...