Watch the silage chopping process on the farm, from cutting to collecting, showcasing the machinery and techniques used to prepare feed efficiently.

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 ...

Iowa livestock farmers who’ve seen their pastures dry up and their hay supply dwindle may be able to find another source to feed their animals. Corn stalks can be chopped up and turned into silage.

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 ...

The silage pit should be located at a place safe from rodents and away from direct sunlight. nmg PHOTO. Silage and hay are preserved feeds that come in handy for dairy cows during periods of scarcity ...

Northern Victorian contractor and farmer John Eade manages 800ha of irrigation and 1000ha of dryland production, operates two rotary dairies milking 800 cows and runs 260 crossbred ewes. He also owns ...

However, producers who are concerned about freeze injury are opting to take advantage of a strong forage market. Some wheat has already been swathed for hay, and silage chopping should begin in the ...

Ideally, sugars in grass silage at the time of cutting should be higher than 3%. Getting the fundamentals right at the start is the key to making good silage. Picture: Frédéric Michel / iStock. Wed, ...