For finishing cattle corn was 65.59, high moisture corn 157.84, DDGS 70.60 and haylage 52.84. The inclusion rate of these ingredients as well as corn silage will determine the mycotoxin contribution ...

On this week’s Moving Iron podcast, hosts Casey Seymour and Greg “Machinery Pete” Peterson take a close look at the typically ...

With smart decisions and hard work, the Shennan family has transformed their farm into a thriving, sustainable business—here’s how they do it.

During the winter season (November to April) all cows were fed a total mixed ration consisting of corn silage, alfalfa haylage, corn, soybean meal and minerals in an outwintering lot and a compost ...

Corn silage is a popular feed for livestock, especially dairy cattle. Clear Lake, Wisconsin farmer and inventor Greg Friendshuh has found that separating the fodder from the finer silage components ...

A small grassland farm is turning profits from sheep, sucklers and dairy heifer rearing for a dairy breeding consultant come part-time farmer. Tom Sellers ...

Nitrate levels may decrease by about 50% in silage/haylage during the fermentation process. Be reminded that this may not be enough to reduce very high nitrate forage to safe levels. To learn more ...

Here is a whimsical look at the “heartbeat of America” through the eyes of an agrarian as Valentine’s Day quickly approaches.

For cattle farmers and ranchers, feed represents the largest ongoing operating expense. Whether raising dairy cows for milk ...

This winter, he supplemented forage crops with 300 round bales of silage – 180 bales made on farm and the rest as haylage, bought in at the end of last winter for £18-£20 a bale to feed to ...